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Prof. Orfield and Task Force Complete Integration Revenue Replacement Report

—Professor Myron Orfield was part of the Minnesota Department of Education's Integration Revenue Replacement Task Force…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in Pioneer Press on St. Paul Landlord Suit

—Professor Myron Orfield and Vice President Walter Mondale were quoted in a Pioneer Press article, entitled "How Obama Administration got St. Paul to Pull Landlord Suit Out of Supreme Court." Both Orfield…

Prof. Orfield's Research on New Orleans School System Referenced by Detroit Free Press

—A 2010 report by the Institute on Race and Poverty was referenced in a Detroit Free Press article on the Detroit school system. As the state of Michigan moves to replace failing public schools with…

Prof. Orfield's Research on Black Middle Class Discussed on MPR

—Professor Myron Orfield's demographic research about black middle-class suburbanization and housing discrimination was discussed on Minnesota Public Radio. The MPR piece was on Minnesota's shrinking black middle…

Prof. Orfield Featured in Huffington Post on Ethnicity-Targeted Charter Schools

—Professor Myron Orfield was featured in a Huffington Post article entitled "Myron Orfield, Scholar, Says Ethnicity-Targeted Charter Schools Feel Like 'Jim Crow Segregation'." The article cited Orfield's interview…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in Bloomberg News on Issue Racial Segregation & Charter Schools

—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Bloomberg News story entitled "Segregated Charter Schools Evoke Separate But Equal Era in U.S. Education." The article stated, "While charter-school leaders say…

Prof. Orfield Discusses Poverty in the Suburbs on WCCO's "News & Views With Susie Jones"

—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on WCCO's "News & Views With Susie Jones" to discuss the spread of poverty into the first ring suburbs.

Prof. Orfield to Discuss "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality"

—Professor Myron Orfield will be the College of Continuing Education's November "Headliner," where he will discuss "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality" and explore the economic, environmental, and…

Prof. Orfield Quoted on MinnPost.com on New Study on Suburban Poverty

—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted on MinnPost.com on a new Brooking Institutions study showing growing suburban poverty. Orfield said that while suburbs are getting poorer, "It's not all of them. It tends to be…

Institute on Race and Poverty Report on Post-Katrina Public Schools Cited in Huffington Post

—An article in the Huffington Post about the impact of Hurricane Katrina six years ago included a reference to a report by the Institute on Race and Poverty (IRP) issued in May 2010, which found that the…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in TIME Magazine on Michele Bachmann

—Professor Myron Orfield, a former Democratic state senator from Minnesota, was quoted in a TIME magazine article on Michele Bachmann entitled "The True Believer." Orfield said Bachmann is a sincere believer…

Prof. Orfield Discusses Unequal Decline in Home Values on MPR

—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio in a piece entitled "Housing Market Decline Contributes to Increased Gap in Wealth Between Groups." Orfield said home values didn't drop equally across…