Alabama / Audio / Poverty / Race / Special Coverage
Birmingham Schools, Takeover To Today, Part 3: Turning A Corner? Looking Ahead
by Dan Carsen × on December 18, 2013 at 11:56 pm ×
Birmingham, Ala.– The Alabama State Department of Education’s intervention team has left Birmingham City Schools. ALSDE staff are approving local board agendas and monitoring finances from Montgomery. A year and a half after the state first took the reins, the local board is quietly going about its business. As 2014 approaches, [...]
Alabama / Audio / Poverty / Race / Special Coverage
Birmingham Schools, Takeover To Today, Part 2: A View From The Classroom Level
In any big institution, good things are usually happening even when problems get the attention. This week we’re airing and publishing a three-part “status update” on Birmingham City Schools, from the state takeover to today. Yesterday, Part One explored some of the reasons why the state intervened and the district could lose accreditation. Today in Part Two, our Alabama reporter Dan Carsen talks with teachers, parents, and students to get a different view — a view from the ground level.
Alabama / Audio / Poverty / Race / Special Coverage
Birmingham Schools, Takeover To Today, Part 1: The Run-Up To State Intervention
by Dan Carsen × on December 16, 2013 at 10:26 pm ×
The Alabama State Department of Education’s intervention team is now monitoring Birmingham City Schools from afar, a year and a half after it first took control of the city school system. The district had been facing major challenges, including a board so dysfunctional it made national news. But that’s only part of the picture. In this first of a three-part series, our Alabama reporter Dan Carsen delves into the complex and often painful situation leading to state intervention.
Early Education / Louisiana / Multimedia / Poverty / Pre-K Series / Video
Pre-K: Politics And Poverty (Video)
by Sue Lincoln × on March 20, 2013 at 10:35 pm ×
While President Obama is pushing for universal pre-K, Southern states–who have been ahead of the curve in offering state-run pre-school programs–are now reconsidering their value.
Poverty / Pre-K Series / Race
Spending Disparities: A Patchwork Approach To Pre-K Funding (Interview)
by Christine Jessel × on March 20, 2013 at 10:18 pm ×
Demand for pre-K programming is growing across the South, but state-level fiscal challenges have limited the number of kids pre-K can serve. Southern Education Foundation President and CEO Kent McGuire examines the challenges pre-K funding faces across the nation, but especially in the deep South.
Multimedia / Poverty / Race / School Choice / Segregation Shifts Series / Tennessee / Video
Segregation Shifts – Nashville Wrestles With Re-Segregation (Video)
by LaTonya Turner × on February 28, 2013 at 6:54 pm ×
Without court-ordered desegregation, many school districts have struggled to find strategies to maintain racial balance and diversity. Many parents now choose the neighborhood school for their children rather than sending them long distances away, even for a program that might be considered high quality—like magnet schools. Districts are finding that many parents of all ethnic groups no longer view racial balance as a top priority in educating their children. In Nashville, public school officials are finding it a challenge to balance school improvement plans with a desire for racial diversity.
Audio / Mississippi / Poverty / Race / Segregation Shifts Series / Video
“Bring Back The White Kids”: A Fight To Integrate In Rural Mississippi (Video)
by Annie Gilbertson × on February 27, 2013 at 9:52 am ×
School segregation in Tate County, Mississippi, has spurred debate about the concept of separate but equal. Mainly, whether it’s possible.
Louisiana / Multimedia / Poverty / Race / Segregation Shifts Series / Video
Carving Up The Elephant: Resegregation In Louisiana (Video)
by Sue Lincoln × on February 19, 2013 at 6:25 pm ×
Schools in Louisiana’s capital city appear to be resegregating ten years after settlement of a 47-year-long desegregation lawsuit.
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