Essential information on critical issues and debates from the Applied Research Center’s research and policy departments.
Across the Nation, families of color earn less income, have higher poverty rates and attain college degrees at lower rates as compared to white people. New York mirrors these national trends.
2004 Legislative Report Card on Race. Summary. PDF download available here .
By Rebecca Gordon. Executive Summary. Women are subject to sexual inquisitions in welfare offices.
Testing, Tracking, and Students of Color in U.S Public Schools © Applied Research Center, February 1999. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon & Libero Della Piana. Additional research by: Phyllida Burlingame, Akilah Monifa & Oliver Wang.
How California Teaching Policies Aggravate Racial Inequality in Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, August 1999. Principal Researchers: Terry Keleher, Libero Della Piana & Manijeh Fat.
California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. A publication of the Applied Research Center, Oakland, CA October, 2000.
How Zero Tolerance Policies and High Stakes Testing Subvert Academic Excellence and Racial Equity.
An Examination of Racial Discrimination in U.S. Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, March 2000. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon, Libero Della Piana, & Terry Keleher
Learn more about the history of public schools in the U.S. with this timeline.