California has had a segregated educational system since 1980: desegregation plans have been shut down, the state constitution was changed to block integration, and there has been no leadership for even voluntary integration efforts since the 1970s.
Without a proactive immigration strategy, the U.S. risks severe labor shortages and long-term declines in productivity and economic vitality. Amid the […]
“We are witnessing a multi-decade retreat from school integration”
Study underscores the need for a renewed civil rights agenda to combat the spread of suburban school segregation
Eleven scholars affiliated with the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies are included in the 2024 “Edu-Scholar Public Influence […]
Additional new research digs into American Indian and Alaska Native Data
New research, Gentrification and Schools: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options, published by The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, examines the growth […]
As conservative governors and legislatures across the nation seek to limit learning and discussion in schools about race and racial […]
New publication summarizes the growth of the mixed-race population in the U.S., highlights complications for the future of civil rights law and policy.
“A Day of Shame for the Nation”
UCLA scholars speak out on the end of affirmative action, implications for equity and diversity in education.
Gary Orfield, Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA and the co-director of the […]
An excerpt from the book and Q&A with author Professor Gary Orfield about his perspective on social and economic barriers to higher education.
Discussion on Sept. 13 explored new book by Civil Rights Project co-director on racial inequality that hinders students of color.
Education and civil rights leaders gather to discuss new book exploring the barriers posed by racial inequality and the failure of colorblind policy to open the doors to opportunity in higher education.
Martin Luther King once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” That may […]
Wide range of expertise showcases socially-just educational research and practice.
One of the key decisions confronting California voters as they head to the polls next week is how to vote […]
jmcdonald@gseis.ucla.edu 310-880-5332 The UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles today released a new research report on segregation and its alternatives […]
UCLA Education’s commitment to educational access is nationally recognized in faculty’s work The annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings by Education Week lists 10 UCLA faculty, […]
