Segregation and educational inequality are the cause, not effect, of failing schools, and education leaders "must step in to remedy that disparity," write researchers and professors Sean Reardon, Erin Fahle, Heewon Jang and Ericka Weathers.

New evidence on the educational progress and later life outcomes of students with a Muslim background.

The Islamic veil is a subject of intense controversy in many Western countries. In particular, it remains an open question whether banning the veil in schools prevents female Muslim students from engaging in normal schooling, or whether it is a policy that promotes their integration. We shed light on this question by exploring the effects…

Att ha skolkamrater med en annan bakgrund än den egna skulle kunna leda till att man känner större förståelse och mindre rädsla för andra grupper i samhället. För att belysa denna fråga undersöks om elever med svensk bakgrund som haft skolkamrater med icke-västerländsk bakgrund har fler framtida nära kontakter med personer med invandrarbakgrund. (pdf)

En ny IFAU-rapport tar sin utgångspunkt i kontakthypotesen och finner att de som i början av 1990-talet gått i skolan tillsammans med elever med bakgrund utanför västvärlden oftare bildar familj med personer med invandrarbakgrund. Sambandet gäller för kvinnor.

Celebrating students’ home cultures while bolstering their sense of belonging in the U.S. supports their academic, social, and emotional well-being.

How Boston’s bold attempt to increase equity and reduce student travel time by giving families smarter options didn’t quite work — but could.

A New York school district is restricting tracking in middle-school math, instead enrolling students of all abilities in the same courses and, at times, having students work in pairs or small groups. The change, adopted about two years ago, was meant to close the racial divide and improve performance among students in higher-level math courses…