All Stories by Richard D. Kahlenberg

Richard D. Kahlenberg

Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and author of The Remedy: Class, Race, and Affirmative Action.

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The New Champions of School Integration

The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Apr 6, 2017
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Can Vouchers Save Failing Schools?

The Obama administration invested $7 billion in a school-improvement initiative that didn’t work. Is there a successful replacement?
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Jan 31, 2017
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Is Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed?

America’s classrooms are responsible for preparing students to be good citizens. This election indicates that they may be failing to do so.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg and Clifford Janey
- Nov 10, 2016
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Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold?

Half a century ago, the Coleman Report revealed that socioeconomic diversity is key to removing racial inequalities in education.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Jul 2, 2016
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How Low-Income Students Are Fitting In at Elite Colleges

People from the richest quarter of the population outnumber those from the poorest quarter by almost 25 to one at the nation’s most selective institutions.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Feb 24, 2016
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School Integration’s Comeback

President Obama’s budget includes a new $120 million grant to support school integration.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Feb 10, 2016
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The Future of Affirmative Action

How a conservative decision at the Supreme Court could lead to a liberal outcome
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Dec 8, 2015
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Race-Based Admissions: The Right Goal, but the Wrong Policy

With economic inequality growing to record highs, students and universities would be better served by reformulating their affirmative-action policies along class lines.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Jun 4, 2015
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Saving School Choice Without Undermining Poor Communities

Republicans and Democrats are at odds over how to overhaul No Child Left Behind so it better supports low-income children. But what if they're missing the point?
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Feb 14, 2015
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The Genius of Obama's Two-Year College Proposal

The plan's potential to promote socioeconomic and racial integration is critical to advancing higher education.
- Richard D. Kahlenberg
- Jan 12, 2015
What’s Next for Affirmative Action?

How Barack Obama's role as America's first black president could affect race-based preference programs