NCSD Hill Briefing in Support of Stronger Together and MSAP Funds, New NCSD Issue Brief 6: Prioritizing School Integration in ESSA State Implementation Plans, New Report on Increasing Segregation from the Government Accountability Office, New Charter Schools Program Grant Competition

School Integration in the 2016 “i3” Funding Competition!, NCSD Advocating for Stronger Together and Increased Magnet Schools Assistance Program Funds, Struggle and Success in Loudoun County Rezoning, Call for Reviewers: Magnet School Assistance Program Applications, Two NCSD Presentations at Magnet Schools of America’s national conference, “Riding the Wave: The Future is Now”

NCSD Support for Maryland Education Development Collaborative, Civil Rights Statement of Support for Robust and Meaningful Federal Regulation and Oversight in ESSA, New Report from New York Appleseed, ERASE Racism in the press

Every Student Succeeds Act Becomes Law, Magnet Schools Funding Receive Increase in 2016 Omnibus, Changes to Magnet Schools Assistance Program in ESSA, A New Wave of School Integration, How Racially Diverse Schools and Classrooms Can Benefit All Students

New NCSD Research Brief Explores Interdistrict Integration Programs and Regional Equity, NCSD Letter Urges Appropriations Committee to Continue Funding Magnet Schools Assistance Program

Milliken, Meredith, and Metropolitan Segregation, A Better Start: Why Classroom Diversity Matters in Early Education, NCSD Welcomes Two New Members, Connecticut School Integration: Moving Forward as the Northeast Retreats, Linking Housing and School Integration Policy: What Federal, State and Local Governments Can Do

Socioeconomic Integration Pilot Program in New York State, NCSD’s “Tools for Teachers” Webinar Available Online, Proposals for ESEA Reauthorization Introduced, New Guidance on the Rights of English Learners

New website; First NCSD webinar, NYC City Council Takes Action on Segregated Schools; NCSD Members Weigh in on Recent Events in Ferguson, NYC, and Beyond

U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Committee’s report contains important findings and recommendations on school segregation in the US

Good Intentions, Limited Impact: The Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans Program; Socioeconomic diversity priority to be added to DOE competitive grant programs; Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Says No to RTTT Equity and Opportunity