Word: segregationism
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Many value public schools for their appreciation of tolerance and diversity, implying that private schools do not impart these civic ideals. In fact, private schools do promote civic virtues and are actually more integrated, diverse and tolerant than government schools. Education expert Jay Greene found that nearly twice as many...
Despite decades of ostensible “reform” and ballooning budgets, urban schools, even more than other public schools, remain awash in moral and academic failure. They are perpetuating segregation, intolerance, inequality and religious discrimination, while poor parents plead for the opportunity to send their children elsewhere. Can...
In their hometown of New Haven, Conn., Ricks and Gillespie attract some "good-natured" comments. But they recall with a chill a road trip through Mississippi where they met with "scathing" stares when they held hands in a Wal-Mart. And while they and couples like them work on narrowing...
The pattern of residential segregation is clearly present around Holy Cross. Its pupils come from Ardoyne, a Catholic area where the row houses are filled by a young and growing population. The residents would like to expand into the Protestant areas nearby, including Glenbryn, where the school is located. There...
The pattern of residential segregation is certainly present around Holy Cross. Its pupils come from Ardoyne, a Catholic area where the terraced houses that line its long streets are filled by a young and growing population. They would like to expand into the Protestant areas nearby, including Glenbryn, where the...