Maximizing Walkability, Diversity, and Educational Equity in U.S. Schools

By: PolicyLink, Changelab Solutions, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Center for Cities + Schools, Mary Filardo, Deborah L. McKoy, Jeffrey M. Vincent

Year: 2013

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Initiatives: CC+S

Region: USA/National

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Description

Schools trying to be integrated and serve their local communities often face a challenging question: Are “diversity” and “walkability” compatible? This summary document, drawn from a national dialogue among leaders in health and public education, with accompanying research, answers this question in the affirmative. The report highlights key obstacles and outlines the full range of factors that determine how and where schools are built, who attends which schools, and how patterns of population and settlement continue to reproduce inequality in communities across the country. The report presents a preliminary agenda for tackling the challenges, listing action steps for promoting diverse, walkable, high-quality schools for all children.