Research Presentations Related to SFUSD’s Student Assignment Policy

Stanford University Graduate School of Education and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, in partnership with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), are hosting an online speaker series about issues related to Student Assignment Policy in San Francisco. ​​

History of Desegregation in San Francisco Schools

• When: Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 – 3:00-4:00PM
• Where: Zoom
• Panelists: Rand Quinn (University of Pennsylvania), SFUSD Community Members
• After-event materials
  • Video of the presentation
  • Slides from the presentation
  • Questions posted from the presentation

 
UPDATED: Discussion of Research about School Integration

• When: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 – 4:00-5:00PM
• Panelists: Prudence Carter (UC Berkeley), Rucker Johnson (UC Berkeley), sean reardon (Stanford University), SFUSD Community Members
• After-event materials
  • Video of the presentation
  • Slides from Rucker's presentation (he neglected to mention that he and his family live in Oakland, with their kids in Oakland public schools---a daughter in 3rd grade and a son in 7th grade)
  • Questions posted from the presentation

 
Discussion of Research about School Choice

• When: Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 – 3:00-4:00PM
• Panelists: Damon Clark (UC Irvine), Huriya Jabbar (University of Texas, Austin), Paco Martorell (UC Davis), SFUSD Community Members
• After-event materials
  • Video of the presentation
  • Slides from the Clark & Martorell presentation
  • Slides from the Jabbar presentation
  • Questions posted from the presentation

 
NOTE: The presentation by sean reardon on October 1st has been integrated with the presentation on Sept. 17.

RSVP

RSVP for one, two or all of the presentations. 
​All presentations will take place online over zoom. You will be sent a zoom link via email closer to each event.​

SFUSD is currently revisiting its policy for how elementary school students are assigned to public schools, and the San Francisco Board of Education will vote on a new policy on December 8, 2020. Also, OUSD has launched an initial exploration of its student assignment system’s functioning this spring.
 
In an effort to infuse policy discussions with additional evidence, this speaker series will examine research related to the history of school desegregation efforts, school integration, school choice, and SFUSD’s student assignment policy options. While these sessions focus on SFUSD, separate sessions looking at OUSD’s policy options will be scheduled in the future. The series will culminate with a panel discussion where researchers provide feedback on SFUSD's proposed changes to student assignment, prior to a Board of Education vote. 
 
In the first presentation, the community will hear from Rand Quinn about the history of school desegregation and student assignment policies in San Francisco. A panel of SFUSD community members will provide commentary and pose questions to spark discussion. Quinn is associate professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Class Action: Desegregation and Diversity in San Francisco Schools.
 
The panel discussion where researchers provide feedback on the proposed changes to the policy has yet to be scheduled.