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Good Intentions, Limited Impact: The Technical Assistance For Student Assignment Plans Program, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Elizabeth Debray, Erica Frankenberg, Anna Fung-Morley, Ann E. Blankenship
Good Intentions, Limited Impact: The Technical Assistance For Student Assignment Plans Program, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Elizabeth Debray, Erica Frankenberg, Anna Fung-Morley, Ann E. Blankenship
Kathryn A. McDermott
In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (PICS), invalidated the student assignment policies of Seattle, Washington and Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Court ruled that the government has a compelling interest to promote diversity, while simultaneously arguing that racial balance and diversity should be considered different and separate goals. Thus, the PICS decision sent mixed messages to school districts across the country. To help school districts navigate the legally uncertain environment, the federal government created a small, one-time competitive grant called the Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plan (TASAP) grant. …
The Changing Politics Of Diversity: Lessons From A Federal Technical Assistance Grant, Erica Frankenberg, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Elizabeth Debray, Ann Blankenship
The Changing Politics Of Diversity: Lessons From A Federal Technical Assistance Grant, Erica Frankenberg, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Elizabeth Debray, Ann Blankenship
Kathryn A. McDermott
This paper begins with background information on the federal grant program, and on the scholarship that has informed our research. We then provide brief sketches of the eleven grantee districts and how they have used their federal funds. Our analysis focuses on how the school districts defined diversity, and how local politics were shaped by national factors like the economic recession. These policies fundamentally affect the distribution of educational and social opportunity within communities, and, in fact, may be even more subject to local variation and political dynamics than were earlier federal diversity efforts. We conclude that existing ambiguity about …
Lessons From A Federal Grant For School Diversity: Tracing A Theory Of Change And Implementation Of Local Policies, Elizabeth Debray, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Erica Frankenberg, Ann Blankenship
Lessons From A Federal Grant For School Diversity: Tracing A Theory Of Change And Implementation Of Local Policies, Elizabeth Debray, Kathryn A. Mcdermott, Erica Frankenberg, Ann Blankenship
Kathryn A. McDermott
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Education made grants to eleven school districts under the Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans (TASAP) program. The impetus for the program came mainly from the Council of Great City Schools, which was concerned that school districts would respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Parents Involved in Community Schools decision by dismantling policies intended to maintain diverse school enrollments. In this paper, we use data from interviews with federal and local participants to identify the theory of change behind TASAP and to determine the local effects of TASAP. The federal government’s intentions for the …
San Diego Unified Public Schools Tasap Report Progress Report And Next Steps, April 4, 2011
San Diego Unified Public Schools Tasap Report Progress Report And Next Steps, April 4, 2011
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is a progress report from SDUSD on their TASAP project. It was the latest one we received in our FOIA request.
Portland Public Schools' Tasap Application
Portland Public Schools' Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Portland (Multnomah County) Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Jefferson County Public Schools' Tasap Application
Jefferson County Public Schools' Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Jefferson County Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Hillsborough County Public Schools' Tasap Application
Hillsborough County Public Schools' Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Hillsborough County Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Orange County Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
Orange County Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Orange County (FL) Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Boston Public Schools Tasap Proposal
Boston Public Schools Tasap Proposal
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Boston Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Champaign Public Schools Tasap Application
Champaign Public Schools Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Champaign Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
St. Paul Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
St. Paul Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the St. Paul Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Rockford Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
Rockford Public Schools' Application For Tasap Funds
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Rockford Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Evangeline Parish Public Schools' Tasap Application
Evangeline Parish Public Schools' Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the Evangeline Parish Public Schools' application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
San Diego Unified School District's Application For Tasap Funds, Kathryn A. Mcdermott
San Diego Unified School District's Application For Tasap Funds, Kathryn A. Mcdermott
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the San Diego Unified School District's application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
San Francisco Unified School District's Tasap Application
San Francisco Unified School District's Tasap Application
Kathryn A. McDermott
This is the San Francisco Unified School District's application for TASAP funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.