Massachusetts S324 establishes a grant program to promote racially integrated schools by reducing racial segregation.
Massachusetts S324 creates a school diversity and integration grant program to combat racial segregation in schools. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will award competitive grants to public school districts or consortia with significant achievement gaps or racial segregation. Planning grants support assessments and strategy development, while implementation grants fund activities like recruiting staff, developing engagement plans, and implementing strategies to increase diversity. The bill defines diverse, segregated, and intensely segregated schools and districts.
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