Posts by Alisha Butler — Guest Contributor

Alisha Butler is a graduate student in education policy, focusing on the effects of gentrification on public schools. She lives in Washington, DC and enjoys running long distances.

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  DC students are more likely to attend schools that are economically diverse than racially diverse

  DemographicsBy Alisha Butler (Guest Contributor) December 21, 2018

  DC’s racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic demographics are changing, but are these demographic changes reflected in DC’s public schools?  Keep reading…

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  Gentrification can increase school diversity, a new study of DC shows

  EducationBy Alisha Butler (Guest Contributor) December 21, 2017 25

  Gentrification is actually boosting diversity in DC schools, a new study suggests, but the process needs to be managed to ensure that traditionally disadvantaged students can benefit.  Keep reading…