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Amanda Gurren–Trinity College Connecticut ‘Takes the Wheel’ on Education Reform: Project Concern Conventionally, students attend school in the district where they live, but the option to choose other educational alternatives has been a part of Connecticut’s state policy for years. One … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What Is It? In 1933, The Home Owner’s Loan Corporation (HOLC) was established as part of the New Deal in response to the numerous home foreclosures during the 1920’s and early 1930’s. The HOLC helped hopeless homeowners refinance their mortgages … Continue reading → Continue reading →

During the years 1910 to 1930, there was a huge shift in the demographics of Northern cities. This period known as the Great Migration was a period of mass movement for Southern African Americans in search of job opportunities and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“No persons of any race except the white race shall use or occupy any building on any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race employed by an owner or tenant.”  This … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sheff vs. O’Neill Settlements (2003, 2008). Background: In 1989, Milo Sheff, then a fourth grader, and 17 other children, filed a lawsuit through their parents, addressing the inequalities within Hartford’s segregated schools. The lawsuit’s goal was to give the children … Continue reading → Continue reading →