To learn the basics of the proposed Strength in Diversity Act, access NCSD’s fact sheet.
- September 15, 2020: Strength in Diversity Act debated in House (and passes!)
- Strength in Diversity Act, as passed in House (Roll Call Vote)
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- September 15, 2020: House Passes Signature Bills on School Integration and Discrimination by Andrew Ujifusa in Education Week
- House Education & Labor Committee Report (2020) and House Rules Committee Report (2020) – in preparation for floor debate/vote in the House
- Ed & Labor Fact Sheet (2020)
- Strength in Diversity Act, as passed in House (Roll Call Vote)
- May 9, 2019: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019 (H.R.2639 and S.1418) introduced – 105 cosponsors in the House and 6 cosponsors in the Senate (as of Sept. 9, 2020)
- Ed & Labor Fact Sheet (2019)
- July 11, 2019: What it means when Democratic frontrunners say they support the Strength in Diversity Act by Kalyn Belsha in Chalkbeat
- Sept. 6, 2018: Strength in Diversity Act of 2018 (H.R.6722 and S.3413) – 7 cosponsors in the House and 3 cosponsors in the Senate
- “Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities” Grant Program (U.S. DOE)
- Dec. 14, 2016: Notice Inviting Applications posted to the Federal Register
- Jan. 13, 2017: ODEO List of Potential Applicants
- Feb. 13, 2017: Application Closing Date
- March 9, 2017: NCSD Letter to Secretary DeVos Urging ODEO Awards
- March 29, 2017: Trump’s Education Department nixes Obama-era grant program for school diversity by Emma Brown in The Washington Post
- March 30, 2017: NCSD Press Release: DOE Secretary Betsy DeVos pulls funding for Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant program
- Dec. 2, 2019: Dozens of school districts applied to an Obama-era integration program before Trump officials axed it. Since then, many plans have gone nowhere. by Kalyn Belsha in Chalkbeat
- Dec. 3, 2019: Here’s what 17 school districts said they’d do with federal funding for school integration. by Kalyn Belsha in Chalkbeat
- July 12, 2016: Rep. Marcia Fudge and Sen. Chris Murphy introduce the “Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016” (H.R.5738 and S.3168) – 7 cosponsors in the House and 5 cosponsors in the Senate
- Budget Request for “Stronger Together” Initiative
- Feb. 9, 2016: Obama Budget Would Prioritize Integration, Flat Fund Key Programs by Alyson Klein in Education Week
- Feb. 9, 2016: Stronger Together: Why our budget supports voluntary, community-led efforts to increase diversity by John King on Medium
- February 2016: Obama Administration Commits to School Diversity with “Stronger Together” Initiative by Gina Chirichigno and Philip Tegeler on Policy Insider Blog (Magnet Schools of America)
- May 2, 2016: Secretary John King: Integration and Diversity Can Power School Improvement by Andrew Ujifusa in Education Week
Related NCSD Publications:
- A School Integration Policy Agenda for 2019 and Beyond (Feb. 2019)
- State of Integration 2018 (see pgs. 7-8)
- How the Administration’s “Stronger Together” school integration proposal built on the lessons learned from the flawed TASAP program by Kathryn A. McDermott, Erica Frankenberg, and Elizabeth DeBray (Oct. 2016)