Jefferson County Public Schools: From Legal Enforcement to Ongoing Commitment

Autor/in	Bridges, Kim
Institution	The Century Foundation
Titel	Jefferson County Public Schools: From Legal Enforcement to Ongoing Commitment
Quelle	(2016), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	County School Districts; Public Schools; School Desegregation; Outcomes of Education; Racial Integration; Law Enforcement; Parent Attitudes; Satisfaction; Community Support; School Turnaround; Kentucky (Louisville) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Integrative Schule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Rassenintegration; Gesetzesvollzug; Elternverhalten; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has a large geographic area and a diverse populace to draw upon for system-wide school diversity efforts. The division comprises one-seventh of all students in Kentucky public schools and is the 28th largest school district in the country. Encompassing the city of Louisville and the surrounding county, JCPS today has over 100,000 pre-K-12 students in 166 school sites, with a demographic composition that is 46 percent white, 37 percent African American, and 17 percent other, including a rapidly growing Latino or Hispanic population. Roughly 66 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. These attributes are both a result of, and a contributor to, an extensive history of racial and socioeconomic integration in JCPS that began with legal enforcement but continues as a result of the commitment of district leaders and community members. This report describes JCPS's current plan and how its sustained efforts to support school integration have resulted not only in more integrated schools but in high levels of parent satisfaction, and better outcomes for students. Next steps for JCPS such as managing demographic and policy changes, balancing interests and priorities, and maintaining support are discussed. [For the full report, "Stories of School Integration," see ED623187.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Century Foundation. 41 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021. Tel: 212-535-4441; Fax: 212-879-9197; e-mail: info@tcf.org; Web site: http://www.tcf.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01