A growing body of research shows that diversity in schools and communities can be a powerful lever leading to positive outcomes in school and in life. Racial and socioeconomic diversity benefits communities, schools, and children from all backgrounds. Today's students need to be prepared to succeed with a more diverse and more global workforce than ever before. Research has shown that more diverse organizations make better decisions with better results. The effects of socioeconomic diversity can be especially powerful for students from low-income families, who, historically, often have not had equal access to the resources they need to succeed. Additionally, Congress recently highlighted the importance of this priority in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) through its inclusion of this priority particularly for Charter Management Organizations.
In light of this growing body of research on socioeconomic diversity, ED has undertaken new efforts to support this prioritization in a number of ways
Learn more at Ed.gov
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