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Past Convenings: 2000 As part of our effort to support an infrastructure of collaboration between researchers, lawyers and advocates, we believe in the importance for CRP to conduct conferences and trainings. Many of our conferences are envisioned to foster debate and have drawn experts from several distinct areas, commissioned for further research by CRP. Our convenings in 2000 included:
November 17, 2000. Cambridge, Massachusetts Historically, special education has too often been a place – a place to segregate minorities and students with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities are often confronted with fear, prejudice, and stigma. Today, despite some far-reaching improvements, both racial and disability discrimination persists. As a result, minority children deemed eligible for special education are in jeopardy of being discriminated against on the grounds of both race and disability. National Training Institute November 2 to 3, 2000. Cambridge, Massachusetts Achieving diversity in higher education: how to establish educationally sound financial aid and admissions policies. Co-sponsored with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Law School Admissions Council, and the College Board. Opportunities Suspended June 15 to 16, 2000. Washington, D.C. The devastating consequences of zero tolerance and school discipline. Co-sponsored with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Advancement Project, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and the National Coalition of Advocates for Students. School Choice and Racial Diversity May 22, 2000. New York Co-sponsored by The Civil Rights Project and The National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (NCSPE) at Teachers College, Columbia University, this roundtable addressed the question: under what conditions do school choice policies increase or decrease racial diversity? Research commissioned included a total of 6 papers which look into this question in both private and public schools.
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