Posts tagged segregation
Regional Solutions to Segregation and Racial Inequity: Can Metro Areas Overcome Inequality?

Suburban growth and development away from central cities have increased segregation and racial inequalities in the U.S. Using the Twin Cities region as a lens, Orfield shows why policy makers must shift from neighborhood-level responses and develop regional solutions that promote equity and integration for housing, jobs, and schools.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, city government, CNYCA, communities, community organizations, education, Henry Cohen Lecture, housing, inequality, integration, jobs, NYC, policies, politics, public policy, racial inequality, schools, segregation, The New SchoolComment
More Voices, More Choices: Expanding Community Participation and Employment Opportunities

Despite popular rhetoric and policy initiatives in support of consumer-friendly services and greater individual choice, many city residents with developmental disabilities still struggle with unemployment, segregation and services tailored to the broad-brush needs of the population, not to individual people. Will the latest state efforts to encourage person-centered planning open up valuable new alternatives?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramercity government, communities, community infrastructure, community life, community organizations, community participation, developmental disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Watch, disabilities, human services, inequality, policies, public policy, segregation, support systems, unemploymentComment