Updates the implementation of the court ordered metropolitan school desegregation plan in Wilmington, Delaware. Proposes that problems being experienced in the school district can be traced not only to pupil reassignment and busing issues but also to governmental and administrative difficulties tied to district reorganization. (Author/MK)

Presents a set of principles which link the housing and school integration fields in achieving racial diversity. Offers suggestions for opportunities for consultation and cooperation between school district and municipal officials and planners and desegregation advocates. Suggests that coordinated strategies are necessary. (SA)

This handbook was written for those residents of St. Louis who would like to involve themselves in the social, political, and public education tasks which are central to the desegregation process. Section I presents a factual summary of events in the school desegregation case beginning with the filing of the initial suit in February of 1972.…

Section I of this report presents a factual summary of events in the St. Louis school desegregation case and updates the summary presented in Part I of this series (UD 020 284). This update covers the period from February 18, 1978 to January 31, 1979. Events summarized include both legal proceedings in the court case and activities in the…

The distinguishing mark of the "New South" is not stable economic prosperity for the wage-earning population and their families, but rather the absence of institutionalized, public racial segregation. (Author/GC)

Presents a history of the numerical basis of federal affirmative action programs. Focuses particularly on the Philadelphia Plan and congressional activity since the mid-1960s. Argues that numbers have played a necessary role in attempts to alleviate racial discrimination. (KH)

Cost-effectiveness analysis provides a useful tool for choosing between alternative desegregation plans or justifying one particular plan. Previous analyses of school desegregation effects on white enrollment, which focus only upon costs, have had limited use for policy. Traditional cost-benefit analysis poses problems because of the difficulty of…

Analyzes the desegration plan of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as an example of a successful attempt at accomodating "freedom of choice" while at the same time meeting existing state and federal desegregation standards. Argues that the Cambridge plan has transfer value for other school systems. (KH)

Describes Kelly versus Board of Education in Nashville, Tennessee, a case that challenged the closing of predominantly Black schools in Black neighborhoods for the purpose of busing Black students to underenrolled, predominantly White schools in White neighborhoods. Suggests that racial balance is not necessary to improve Black children's academic…

This paper briefly reviews the current racial balance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public schools and discusses the development of an evaluation system to assess progress toward desegregation. Priority products and services of the Desegregation Evaluation Unit, formed in 1979, are listed. A number of problems that must be addressed in order for…

Presents an overview of recent desegregation litigation. Focuses on cases concerning the scope of judicial authority to order interdistrict remedies; responsibility for financing desegregation efforts; and alternatives to busing. Reports that although negotiated settlements are now being reached more frequently, the end of judicial monitoring is…

Presents a report prepared by the Faculty Senate/Employee Executive Council Committee on Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity at the University of Oklahoma. Describes the legal basis for affirmative action; provides recommendations for improving equal employment opportunities at the University; and discusses long-term, effective use…

This report presents an update on the implementation of a court-ordered desegregation plan in St. Louis, Missouri, public schools. Current information is provided on monitoring activities, problems of overcrowding, transportation, security, student attrition, and student enrollment in enrichment, specialty, special education, and part-time…

Statements released by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education summarizing the office's findings on the states' progress in meeting goals set out in their desegregation plans are presented. (MLW)

This analysis compares student test scores before and after school busing in New Castle County, Delaware, in an attempt to see if busing to achieve racial balance reduces the achievement gap between black and white students. School authorities pre-tested students with the California Achievement Test (CAT) in 1978-79, the first year of busing, and…