DOE announces expansion of school diversity pilot program

In another victory for New York Appleseed and New York City, the Department of Education has announced a significant expansion of the school diversity pilot program.  A new application process will allow principals from “every public school in the city” to apply for changes to admissions plans that will promote school integration.  Meanwhile, a dozen schools in the DOE’s PROSE program are already working with DOE to change admissions and increase outreach.  These developments were made possible by a 2012 breakthrough in which New York Appleseed worked with community stakeholders to secure a pro-diversity admissions plan for PS 133.

Read the article in The Daily News.

Read the article in Chalkbeat.

Read about the success of programs in the school diversity pilot program in Chalkbeat.