The Potential for Land Use and Housing Reform to Address School Segregation and Educational

The research reviewed here illu- minates the close historical and legal relationship between school and housing segregation and the clear links between land use policy and school and housing segregation. [...] The research reviewed here illu- minates the close historical and legal relationship between school and housing segregation and the clear links between land use policy and school and housing segregation. [...] Merg- ing the history of how urban and suburban spaces developed with the history of school con- struction and student assignment, historians convincingly argue for an approach in which housing and school policy mutually shape one another.13 One historical study of influential urban planners at the turn of the 20th century found that school buildings were the center of planned neighborhoods. [...] In response to some of these dynamics, a brief but important spate of judicial decisions in the late 1960s and early 1970s demonstrated the federal courts’ awareness of the reciprocal link between school and housing policy. [...] Recent Developments Related to Land Use and Housing Reform The confluence of housing shortages, pro-density advocacy related to environmental con- cerns, and increased attention to the history of racial discrimination in land use and housing has created a policy environment where land use and housing reform is possible, although it is important to note that it is not guaranteed.57 In addition to t.