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Senior Fellow Richard D. Kahlenberg

Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and writes about education, equal opportunity, and civil rights.

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• In The News: America's Backslide on School Segregation
  Richard Kahlenberg interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio.
  May 29, 2012
• Event: Diverse Charter Schools: Can Racial and Socioeconomic Integration Promote Better Outcomes for Students?
  Panelists will discuss the merits of funding charter schools that have high concentrations of poverty and large numbers of minority students and other ideas outlined in a new report by Richard D. Kahlenberg and Halley Potter.
  May 15, 2012
• In The News: Report links high test scores with Wake’s diversity policy
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Raleigh News & Observer.
  Apr 19, 2012
• Blog Post: Graph of the Day: Half of Schools Fail to Meet “No Child Left Behind” Standards
  According to a national report released Thursday, nearly half of America's public schools fell short of federal standards this year—the highest...
  Dec 22, 2011
• In The News: Bipartisan, But Unfounded: The Assault on Teachers' Unions
  Richard Kahlenberg published in The American Educator.
  Dec 19, 2011
• In The News: Slow Down the School Reform Factory
  Gordon MacInnes published in the NJ Spotlight of The Patch.
  Dec 13, 2011
• In The News: Inside the Class Warfare Debate: How Much Does Great Teaching Really Matter?
  Richard Kahlenberg joins Steven Brill, Valerie Strauss, Rick Hess and Stephanie Banchero on BAM Radio to discuss Brill's book Class Warfare.
  Oct 12, 2011
• In The News: The Potential of Interdistrict School Choice
  Richard Kahlenberg published in Education Week.
  Jun 7, 2011
• Press Release: A Plan To Give Students Who Want To Leave Failing Schools Better Options Than Currently Available Under NCLB
  Jun 6, 2011
• Paper: Can NCLB Choice Work? Modeling the Effects of Interdistrict Choice on Student Access to Higher-Performing Schools
  A new TCF report of the No Child Left Behind legislation by Meredith P. Richards, Kori J. Stroub and Jennifer Jellison Holme.
  May 31, 2011
• Issue Brief: Improving the Odds for Failing Schools
  A new issue brief by Gordon MacInnes takes a close look at the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Race to the Top programs.
  May 11, 2011
• In The News: Achievement Gap Not Just an Inner City Issue
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in The Hechinger Report.
  Mar 15, 2011
• In The News: Why Blame the Teachers? A Bipartisan Assault
  Richard Kahlenberg in New York Times' Room for Debate
  Mar 7, 2011
• In The News: Still Waiting for Superwoman
  Richard Kahlenberg writes about what Michelle Rhee's fans don't get about education reform, in Slate.
  Feb 22, 2011
• In The News: Chamber of Commerce vs. Tea Party over Wake County Schools
  Richard Kahlenberg published in Washington Post's The Answer Sheet.
  Feb 17, 2011
• Report: Regaining Momentum for Magnet Schools
  On February 9, 2011 Richard Kahlenberg participated in the Magnet Schools of America Legislative Training Conference.
  Feb 9, 2011
• In The News: Myths and Realities About KIPP
  Richard Kahlenberg published in the Washington Post online.
  Jan 4, 2011
• In The News: Beyond Silver Bullets for American Education
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in The Nation.
  Dec 22, 2010
• In The News: What Newark Schools Need
  Gordon MacInnes quoted in The Nation.
  Dec 22, 2010
• In The News: Interview with Richard Kahlenberg of The Century Foundation
  Richard Kahlenberg interviewed in the St. Petersburg Times.
  Dec 6, 2010