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THE HUB OF THE SCHOOL INTEGRATION MOVEMENT

2017

National Conference

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​October 19-20, 2017
Teachers College

Columbia University 

New York City, NY

NCSD’s fourth national conference, “A Struggle We Must Win: Advancing School Integration Through Activism, Youth Voice, and Policy Reform,” is expected to bring together over 400 people from across the country to discuss and strengthen strategies for reducing racial and socioeconomic isolation in elementary and secondary schools. Our 2017 conference focuses on empowering communities and the next generation of leaders.

Main event contact: If you have any questions, please email Erika Speed (ncsdconference2017@gmail.com).

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Event Sponsors:

Thank you to the #NCSD2017 Conference Sponsors:

  • American Education Solutions

  • The Center for Diversity and Equality in Education at Rutgers University

  • The Century Foundation

  • The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School

  • The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA

  • Connecticut Education Association

  • Diverse Charter Schools Coalition

  • ERASE Racism

  • Fair Housing Justice Center

  • Ford Foundation

  • Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley

  • Institute for Social Progress at Wayne County Community College District

  • IntegrateNYC4me

  • Intercultural Development Research Association

  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

  • Learning Policy Institute

  • Magnet Schools of America

  • The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

  • Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium

  • NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund

  • National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector

  • National Education Association

  • National Education Policy Center

  • New York Appleseed

  • Poverty and Race Research Action Council

  • Proskauer Rose

  • The Public Good Project

  • Reimagining Integration: The Diverse and Equitable Schools Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

  • Southern Poverty Law Center

  • The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy

  • Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut

  • United Federation of Teachers

  • Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation

  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation​

Resources:

The social and academic benefits of racially and socioeconomically integrated schools are well documented. In addition to helping to narrow the achievement gap, research shows that students attending integrated schools are better equipped for a global economy, have improved civic attitudes towards democratic participation, and demonstrate enhanced critical thinking and problem solving skills. Despite the overwhelming research on the benefits of diverse learning environments, segregation—which is closely tied to educational inequities—is a persistent challenge in our nation’s public schools.​​​

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