Giving Compass' Take:

• William Doyle explains how he came to understand his part in enforcing school segregation and found an integrated school that meets his son's needs and can act as a model for New York's segregated schools. 

• How can philanthropy help to genuinely integrate schools across the country? 

• Learn more about continuing school segregation. 

I am a white father who spends two hours on the New York City subway every day with my 10-year-old so he can attend an underfunded, desegregated public elementary school with a majority of black and Latino students and a majority of economically disadvantaged students.

The Earth School in the East Village is not a perfect school, but in many ways it is the best school I could dream of for my child — because he goes to school with children representative of the society he lives in.

Today, 64 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown decision declared public school segregation unconstitutional, New York is cursed with the most segregated big-city school system in America.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and many others are trying to figure out how to fix it, which is an incredibly complex, emotional issue.

They should start by studying what’s happening here at the Earth School and in District 1, where parent-leaders are demanding, and creating, an inspiring model of diversity.

Then one day I heard about the Earth School and decided to pay a visit. It was an astonishing experience. The student body is as diverse as the city it is in, which reflects the work of strong parent advocates in District 1 who are taking the lead in desegregation efforts. The atmosphere is one of safety and support. The teachers are experienced, world-class educators, and teach a rich curriculum with focus, love and encouragement, not stress, fear and overwork.

Read the full article about desegregating New York schools by William Doyle at The Hechinger Report.