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—Professor Myron Orfield appeared in the "Good Question" segment on WCCO News, answering the question, "Why Such a Large Achievement Gap in Minnesota Classrooms?" "One of the reasons that this inequality is great is…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Pioneer Press article entitled "Minnesota's School Integration Funding Aims for Diversity -- and Results." Orfield appraised the integration aid reforms of the last…
—Professor Myron Orfield's study of the exclusionary rule published in the University of Chicago Law Review was cited by the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Underwood, 2013 WL 3988675 (9th Cir.…
—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on WCCO News Radio's Chad Hartman Show to discuss why poverty is spreading to the suburbs here faster than almost anywhere else.
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Pioneer Press article entitled "U Lawyer Raises New Worry for Light-Rail Line: Segregation." The story quoted a letter Orfield wrote to the the Corridors of…
—The Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity has released "Open Enrollment and Racial Segregation in the Twin Cities: 2000-2010," a new study of the Metro area's 69 school districts, written by…
—Professor Myron Orfield and the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity hosted a forum entitled "Fully Developed Suburbs." Some 132 suburban officials from cities and school districts came to the Law School to…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a ProPublica article entitled "Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law." Orfield discussed efforts by George Romney to implement the Fair Housing…
—Professor Myron Orfield discussed his new study on suburban diversity with Ron Brownstein, editorial director at the National Journal, Kai Wright, editorial director of Colorlines.com and Kerri Miller and…
—Professors William McGeveran and Myron Orfield published a Star Tribune opinion article arguing that the Minnesota Secretary of State has the statutory and constitutional power to select titles for…
—Professor Myron Orfield, Director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, and Research Director Thomas Luce, released a study that reveals the rapid growth of racially diverse suburbs in the 50 largest U.S.…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Star Tribune article entitled "Wells Fargo Pays $175 Million in Bias Case." Orfield commented on the historic Wells Fargo Fair Housing settlement, and he noted that…