Giving Compass' Take:

• Naaz Modan writes about the New York City school district still shows signs of segregation, however, this new data can help more integration efforts. 

• How can funders work to ensure that people of all backgrounds have the opportunity to move into neighborhoods and school districts regardless of background? 

• Here are the big NYC education issues to watch for. 

Though racial, ethnic and socioeconomic segregation between districts in New York City and in other urban districts nationwide is well-documented, this study shows segregation within school districts is also a problem. Even within fairly diverse school districts, many schools' student populations were highly racially segregated.

At the same time, these findings also offer education leaders a realistic place to begin integration efforts. Districts 2 and 3 in Manhattan, Districts 13 and 15 in Brooklyn and District 27 in Queens had the largest shares of unrepresentative schools. “These districts would be the place to start if integration efforts were to be targeted where real progress can be made in the short-term,” the authors suggest.

A few of these districts have begun integration efforts. Districts 3 and 15 implemented district-wide diversity plans for middle schools as part of a greater effort by NYC Schools to prioritize in the admissions process students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) or Emerging Multilingual Learners (EMLs), are in the child welfare system, are in temporary housing or are low income.

Read the full article about segregation in New York City schools by Naaz Modan at Education Dive.