In 1968, Harvard economist John Kain identified the problem “spatial mismatch” demonstrating that segregation prevented blacks from following jobs out to “housing Chicago’s the Place Matters, p. 5.) zoning often prevents low-wage workers suburbs” (Dreir, “Exclusionary from to level jobs with moderate education and at moving closer” “entry skill requirements.” (Id. of high-poverty neighborhoods are stigmatized by (Id. 6.) “…Residents [potential] employers.” at 9) Well-paying jobs are less likely to be offered in lower income neighborhoods, reducing both absolute and relative economic mobility. (Isaacs, J., Sawhill. I. and Haskins, R., Economic The Economic Mobility Project: Washington, Mobility: Is the American Dream Alive and Well? D.C. (2007), p. XX.) Segregation also reduces general trust that, in turn, results in less social capital and community engagement (Kleit, R.G., Neighborhood Segregation, Personal Networks, and Access to Social Resources, in Carr, J.H. & N. K. Segregation: The Rising Costs for America. Kutty (Eds.) Routledge: New York, NY Rothwell, 2011, p. XX.) Less social capital in turn hurts job prospects because provide networks of crucial information about jobs. More “neighborhoods than half of all jobs are found through friends and relatives, not through Place want ads.” (Drier, Matters, p. 9.) Racial segregation causes disparate access to quality education, undermining the intent of and resulting in lower academic achievement in urban schools Brown vs. Board of Education (Rothstein, R., Why Our Schools Are Segregated, In 10(8), 50-55 (2013a); Faces of Poverty, Rothstein, R., Misteaching History on Racial Segregation, December, School Administrator, 2013, p. XX;. Orfield, G., Lee, C., Why Segregation Matters: Poverty and Educational The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University: Boston, MA (2005), p. XX; see Inequality in also Rumberg, R.W. and Willms, D., The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Segregation on the
In 1968, Harvard economist John Kain identified the “spatial mismatch” problem demonstrating that “housing segregation prevented Chicago’s blacks from following jobs out to the suburbs” (Dreir, Place Matters, p. 5.) “Exclusionary zoning often prevents low-wage workers from moving closer” to “entry level jobs with moderate education and skill requirements.” (Id. at 6.) “…Residents of high-poverty neighborhoods are stigmatized by [potential] employers.” (Id. at 9) Well-paying jobs are less likely to be offered in lower income neighborhoods, reducing both absolute and relative economic mobility. (Isaacs, J., Sawhill. I. and Haskins, R., Economic Mobility: Is the American Dream Alive and Well? The Economic Mobility Project: Washington, D.C. (2007), p. XX.) Segregation also reduces general trust that, in turn, results in less social capital and community engagement (Kleit, R.G., Neighborhood Segregation, Personal Networks, and Access to Social Resources, in Segregation: The Rising Costs for America. Carr, J.H. & N. K. Kutty (Eds.) Routledge: New York, NY Rothwell, 2011, p. XX.) Less social capital in turn hurts job prospects because “neighborhoods provide networks of crucial information about jobs. More than half of all jobs are found through friends and relatives, not through want ads.” (Drier, Place Matters, p. 9.) Racial segregation causes disparate access to quality education, undermining the intent of Brown vs. Board of Education and resulting in lower academic achievement in urban schools (Rothstein, R., Why Our Schools Are Segregated, In Faces of Poverty, 10(8), 50-55 (2013a); Rothstein, R., Misteaching History on Racial Segregation, School Administrator, December, 2013, p. XX;. Orfield, G., Lee, C., Why Segregation Matters: Poverty and Educational Inequality in The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University: Boston, MA (2005), p. XX; see also Rumberg, R.W. and Willms, D., The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Segregation on the
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