Shep Melnick – The Crucible of Desegregation

0:00 Biden’s new DEI initiatives 7:59 The disparate uses of disparate impact 13:59 Shep’s new book, The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality 23:15 The problem with claims that education is resegregating 29:56 Are we heading back to the bussing debates of the 1970s? 35:52 Shep’s book, The Transformation of Title IX: Regulating Gender Equality in Education 44:20 Glenn’s “uncle” objects to analogies between trans people and African Americans 47:58 Shep: Banning Critical Race Theory is the wrong strategy Recorded September 8, 2023 Links and Readings Shep’s new book, The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality Heather Mac Donald’s book, When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives Gary Orfield’s book, The Reconstruction of Southern Education: The Schools and the 1964 Civil Rights Act James Fishkin’s book, Justice, Equal Opportunity, and the Family Shep’s book, The Transformation of Title IX: Regulating Gender Equality in Education John Skretny’s book, The Minority Rights Revolution Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism

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