#809: Diversity, the law, and the future of selective-admission schools - 3/2/22

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast (listen on <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-education-gadfly-show/id141300917'>Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1sXrNFbba1PWSRdxBMQRyZ'>Spotify</a>), Fordham’s editorial director, Brandon Wright, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about the shifting landscape of highly-selective high schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern discusses a study on teacher morale during the pandemic. </p><p>You can find this and every episode on all major podcast platforms, as well as share it with friends.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>Brandon’s piece from 2021, which discusses Boston’s exam school policies: “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/boston-punishing-its-asian-american-community-its-educational-success'>Boston is punishing its Asian American community for its educational success</a>.”</li><li>A 2020 Chicago study finding that the city’s approach to diversifying selective-high-school admissions had null-to-negative effects on the academic achievement of admitted disadvantaged students: Lisa Barrow, Lauren Sartain, and Marisa de la Torre, “<a href='https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20170599'>Increasing Access to Selective High Schools through Place-Based Affirmative Action: Unintended Consequences</a>,” <em>American Economic Journal: Applied Economics</em> (October 2020). </li><li>The federal district court ruling on admissions-policy changes at Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax, Virginia: <a href='https://pacificlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Coalition-for-TJ-v.-Fairfax-County-School-Board-Decision.pdf'><em>Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board</em>,<em> </em>No. 1:21cv296-CMH-JFA (E.D. VA February 25, 2022)</a>.</li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Gema Zamarro et al., “<a href='https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai22-542.pdf'>Understanding Teacher Turnover Intentions During the COVID-19 Pand