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Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Data is compiled from various sources cited in the Journal of Law and Inequality article: “Regional Strategies for Racial Integration of Schools and Housing Post-‘Parents Involved.’”


Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Data is compiled from various sources cited in the Journal of Law and Inequality article: “Regional Strategies for Racial Integration of Schools and Housing Post-‘Parents Involved.’”


Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Data is compiled from various sources cited in the Journal of Law and Inequality article: “Regional Strategies for Racial Integration of Schools and Housing Post-‘Parents Involved.’”


The Effects Of School Characteristics On Incarceration Rates In Minnesota, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

The Effects Of School Characteristics On Incarceration Rates In Minnesota, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This research traces a group of inmates back to the neighborhoods where they lived when arrested and to the schools they attended to evaluate the relationship between segregation by race and income in neighborhoods and schools and incarceration.


Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

Supporting Documents For Journal Of Law And Inequality . Article On The Minnesota Deseg Rule, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Data is compiled from various sources cited in the Journal of Law and Inequality article: “Regional Strategies for Racial Integration of Schools and Housing Post-‘Parents Involved.’”


Housing And Schools On The University Lrt Corridor, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2011

Housing And Schools On The University Lrt Corridor, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This Powerpoint presentation shows socio-economic characteristics of the University Avenue light-rail corridor in Minneapolis and St. Paul.


The State Of Public Schools In Post-Katrina New Orleans: The Challenge Of Creating Equal Opportunity, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2010

The State Of Public Schools In Post-Katrina New Orleans: The Challenge Of Creating Equal Opportunity, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This study examines reform in New Orleans public schools after Hurricane Katrina.


Lancaster Economic Development Plan, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2010

Lancaster Economic Development Plan, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Portland Metropatterns, Myron Orfield Jan 2009

Portland Metropatterns, Myron Orfield

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Metropolitan Planning Organization Reform: A National Agenda For Reforming Metropolitan Governance, Myron Orfield, Baris Gumus-Dawes Jan 2009

Metropolitan Planning Organization Reform: A National Agenda For Reforming Metropolitan Governance, Myron Orfield, Baris Gumus-Dawes

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This policy brief recommends significant reform of Metropolitan Planning Organizations to promote fair and sustainable metropolitan growth nationally.


Regional Strategies To Integrate Twin Cities Schools And Neighborhoods, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2009

Regional Strategies To Integrate Twin Cities Schools And Neighborhoods, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This combination policy brief and research paper shows a close relationship between segregation in schools and neighborhoods and argues that policy reform for schools and housing must be closely related and regionally coordinated.


Communities In Crisis: Race And Mortgage Lending In The Twin Cities, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2009

Communities In Crisis: Race And Mortgage Lending In The Twin Cities, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This report documents strong racial disparities in mortgage lending in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Twin Cities has some of the greatest racial lending disparities in the nation, and communities of color have borne the brunt of both the subprime lending and foreclosure crisis. The report shows how much race and segregation influence mortgage lending patters in the Twin Cities.


Segregated Communities: Segregated Finance, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2009

Segregated Communities: Segregated Finance, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This analysis of race, income and small consumer loans covers the Twin Cities, Portland, Ore., and Seattle.


Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School And Housing Choice, Myron Orfield, Nicholas Wallace Jan 2008

Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School And Housing Choice, Myron Orfield, Nicholas Wallace

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This research paper details the prevalence of segregation in many Twin Cities schools.


Ne Ohio-Cleveland Metropatterns, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce Jan 2008

Ne Ohio-Cleveland Metropatterns, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce

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Detroit Metropatterns, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce Jan 2008

Detroit Metropatterns, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce

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Racial Disparities In Criminal Sentencing And Incarceration: Twin Cities And Wichita, Myron Orfield Jan 2008

Racial Disparities In Criminal Sentencing And Incarceration: Twin Cities And Wichita, Myron Orfield

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On June 17, 2008, Executive Director Myron Orfield used the accompanying PowerPoint in a presentation at the Soros Justice Fellowships meeting held in San Francisco.


Nj South Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2008

Nj South Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Failed Promises: Assessing Charter Schools In The Twin Cities, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2008

Failed Promises: Assessing Charter Schools In The Twin Cities, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This report documents that charter schools lag behind traditional public schools and intensify racial and economic segregation in the Twin Cities.


Nj North Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2008

Nj North Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Nj Central Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2008

Nj Central Brochure, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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Achievement Gap Committee Hearing, Myron Orfield Jan 2007

Achievement Gap Committee Hearing, Myron Orfield

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IRP Executive Director Myron Orfield provided testimony at the September 24, 2007, Achievement Gap Committee hearing, sponsored by Senator Patricia Ray Torres.


The Region And Taxation: School Finance, Cities And The Hope For Regional Reform, Myron Orfield Jan 2007

The Region And Taxation: School Finance, Cities And The Hope For Regional Reform, Myron Orfield

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This article, from the Buffalo Law Review, examines two states where significant changes in school equity occurred in the 1990s.


Mn Fiscal Disparities Act Of 1971, Myron Orfield, Nicholas Wallace Jan 2007

Mn Fiscal Disparities Act Of 1971, Myron Orfield, Nicholas Wallace

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This article, from the William Mitchell Law Review, summarizes the implementation and outcomes of the Fiscal Disparities Act of 1971 in Minnesota.


The Region And Taxation: School Finance, Cities And The Hope For Regional Reform, Myron Orfield Jan 2007

The Region And Taxation: School Finance, Cities And The Hope For Regional Reform, Myron Orfield

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This article, from the Buffalo Law Review, examines two states where significant changes in school equity occurred in the 1990s.


Twin Cities Opportunity Index, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2007

Twin Cities Opportunity Index, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This analysis of municipalities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area shows variations in access to opportunity. The index combines 24 local characteristics measuring fiscal health, jobs/transportation, quality of life and education.


The Choice Is Ours: Expanding Educational Opportunity For All Twin Cities Children, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2007

The Choice Is Ours: Expanding Educational Opportunity For All Twin Cities Children, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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This IRP report reveals the disturbing extent of school segregation in the Twin Cities region. However, the authors envision a brighter future if an already successful school choice program is expanded. The report describes how economic and racial segregation harm children and the region.


Choice, Equal Protection And Metropolitan Integration, Myron Orfield Jan 2006

Choice, Equal Protection And Metropolitan Integration, Myron Orfield

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This article, published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal, recommends that land use and housing policies be marshaled to reduce residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. Such policies should be statewide, or at least regional, in scope. Isolated policies encourage leap-frog development that in turn promotes both sprawl and racial segregation. It also argues that state legislatures must adopt coordinated policy approaches, using Oregon’s comprehensive land use legislation as an example of policies that effectively promote affordable housing and decrease urban sprawl.


Commuting Patterns, Minority Suburbanization In Twin Cities, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce Jan 2006

Commuting Patterns, Minority Suburbanization In Twin Cities, Myron Orfield, Thomas Luce

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This IRP study explores growing employment centers in the Twin Cities in relation to affordable housing and transit, and the dynamics of racial transition in the nearby schools and neighborhoods.


Immigration And Employment On The West Bank, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity Jan 2006

Immigration And Employment On The West Bank, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

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As part of the “Twin Cities Stories: Using Data for the Common Good” project, IRP worked with organizations located in and serving the West Bank community.