Detroit and the New Political Economy of Integration in Public Education

Foreword
Preface
	The Ultimate Backlash
	Transcending Racial Barriers
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction and Theoretical Overview
	Urban Inequality and Segregation
	Master Narratives of Integration
	New Forms of Segregation
	Detroit and the New Political Economy of Integration in Public Education
	Chapter Organization
Chapter 2: Embracing “Choice” Policies, Embracing Segregation?
	Incomplete Information: Blind Spots
	Racial Blind Spots
	Race as the “One Best Cue”
	Networks as Sources of Information
	The Pathway Forward
	We Cannot Forget the Importance of Structure
	Bibliography
Chapter 3: A Tale of Two Cities: Paradoxes and Promises of School Integration
	Part One, Three Paradoxes: Perceptions, Practices, and Policies
		Paradox #1: The Impact of Policies on Perceptions
		Paradox #2: The Impacts of Practices on Perceptions
		Paradox #3: Impact of Perceptions on Policies
		Where Do These Paradoxes Come from and Where Do They Leave Us?
	Part Two: Approaches to Develop, Support, and Share Successful Practices for Integrated Schools
		Desegregation Versus Integration
		Challenges in Moving Beyond Desegregation to Real Integration
		Ways to Address These Challenges
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Chapter 4: Charter School Segregation in Detroit
	Shifting Sociopolitical Context
	Charter Schools and Segregation
	Charter Schools in Detroit
		Racial Composition of Detroit’s Schools
		Targeted Student Populations
		Weighted Lotteries
		Transportation
		Outreach/Recruitment Strategies and Noncompetitive Admissions Criteria
	Charting a Path Forward
	Bibliography
Chapter 5: Lessons and Questions on Diversity from Detroit: Detroit as Microcosm
	Still Separate Schools
	A Charter for Change
	Silenced Suburbanites
	Ordinary Suburbs and Extraordinary Circumstances
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Chapter 6: Making Diversity a Source of Prosperity: Intentional Integration and the Reimagining of Fair Housing
	Setting the Scene: Fair Housing at 50
	The Additional Benefits of Integration
	Case Study in Intentional Rental Integration: The Oak Park Strategy
		The Housing Center Model
	The Value of the Housing Center and Intentional Integration
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Chapter 7: Reporter’s Notebook: Race Reporting in the Trump Era
	Bibliography
Chapter 8: On Integrating Public Schools Under Obama and Trump
	Encouraging Integrated Schools
		Obama-Era Federal Support for School Diversity
			Grant Programs
				Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP)
				Charter Schools Program (CSP)
				Investing in Innovation (i3)
				Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities
			Equity Assistance Centers
				Supplemental Priority
			Legislation and Non-regulatory Guidance
				The Every Student Succeeds Act
				Title II Guidance
				Stronger Together
	Advocacy Strategies
		National Advocacy
		Local Advocacy
	Conclusion
Chapter 9: The Constitution and Racial Integration in the Public Schools: A Retrospective
Chapter 10: Back to the Future: Revising Old Critiques to Find a Culturally Sustaining Form of School Integration
	Argument #1: Separate Can Be Equal
	Argument #2: The Proximity to Whiteness Argument
	Argument #3: The Social Experiment Argument
	Argument #4: Integration Is Politically Infeasible
	Conclusion: Prospects for a Culturally Sustaining Approach to Integration
	Bibliography
Index