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New UCLA-CRP Study Documents Widespread, Harmful Segregation in California Schools

The UCLA Civil Rights Project (CRP) today is publishing, "Extreme Segregation and Policy Inaction in California Schools," a new study that calls attention to the persistent and deepening segregation in the state’s public schools. The report concludes that California has had an exceptionally segregated and unequal educational system since 1980: desegregation plans have been shut down, the state constitution was changed to block integration efforts, and there has been no serious state leadership for even voluntary integration efforts since the 1970s. The percent of intensely segregated schools (with greater than 90% non-white enrollment) quadrupled from 1988 to 2022 and the proportion of these schools is double the national average.

New UCLA CRP Study: Increased Immigration Is Essential to Sustain Population Growth and Meet Labor Market Needs

Los Angeles – Amid the Trump administration’s politically charged effort to carry out the biggest mass deportation program in U.S. history, a new analysis of U.S. population growth and labor market needs published by the UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles makes clear that increased immigration is essential to sustaining U.S. population growth and economic vitality. The authors contend the only plausible solution to bolster the nation’s diminishing workforce is a pro-active, smart immigration strategy.

Policymakers, Researchers and Advocates Convene to Discuss Civil Rights Issues and Trends Shaping California for the Next 25 Years

The UCLA Civil Rights Project convened a summit of advocates, researchers and policymakers on December 5, 2024, in Sacramento, CA, to discuss the trends that are projected to shape civil rights in California for the next 25 years and the ways California can be a beacon for civil rights during an anti-civil rights era.

New Research on Teachers Highlights CA's Need to Recruit/Retain More Teachers of Color and Correct Unequal Distribution of Experienced Teachers

Two new studies of California teachers show we are far from reaching our goals of racial equality in the state. The first study uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative data collected over the course of one year from system leaders in teacher preparation, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and former teachers to better understand current policies and practices that may be contributing to teacher burnout, turnover and early retirement of teachers of color and indigenous teachers. The second study is a policy brief that analyzes the most recent teacher experience and student race data available from the California Department of Education and shows that the inequitable distribution of experienced teachers in schools of differing racial compositions continues.

New CRP Report Shows North Carolina Schools Losing Hard-Earned Progress on Integration

North Carolina’s public school enrollment has become increasingly racially diverse, with White students now accounting for less than half of the state’s enrollment, yet schools across the state have become more segregated. The state was once a trailblazer in school desegregation, but 1 in 4 Black students and nearly 1 in 5 Hispanic students now attend an intensely segregated school of color in North Carolina.