Gentrification and Integration of Our Local Schools

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 14, 2015

Gentrification is a disruption, but it is also an opportunity for schools and communities to integrate. More often than not, though, schools and communities remain segregated.

So how can gentrifiers and already established communities successfully integrate the local schools? 

Rebecca Carroll, producer of a series of projects on race at WNYC, and Philadelphia-based educational consultant Caryn Rivers discuss and take your calls.

→ Want to hear more? We'll continue to cover these topics on WNYC, but you can catch up by watching the video below from a live event that took place on December 10th in The Greene Space. 

And keep the conversation going on Twitter using the hashtag #SegregatedBrooklyn.

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