Studies of desegregation effects on student achievement show no clear trends, although most of the studies report positive outcomes. The variance reported in desegregation studies has been attributed to: 1) type of desegregation plan; 2) duration of desegregation; 3) characteristics of the schools and communities involved; and 4) methodology used…

Presents findings of a comparative study of students bused to suburban schools as part of a desegregation program and students remaining in Hartford public schools. Reports no systematic differences in reading and mathematics achievement but suggests that this may indicate improvement of inner-city schools, not the project's failure. (KH)

Reviews two books, "The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost across the Boundary Line" (Susan E. Eaton) and "Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement" (Mitchell L. Stevens), which provide revealing perspectives on the experiences of those American families who veture beyond the traditional local school.…

In this school desegregation case the District Court after an evidentiary hearing held that petitioner, Dayton, Ohio School Board had engaged in racial discrimination in the operation of city schools. On the basis of a cumulative violation of the Equal Protection Clause that the court found, the District Court, following reversals by the Court of…

After briefly reviewing the formation of current Department of Health, Education and Welfare policy, discusses Florida's desegregation status, activities of HEW's Office of Civil Rights, the formulation and progress of the Florida desegregation plan, the projected role of Florida A. and M., and, the problem of maintaining Black enrollment. (JM)

This report discusses improvements in Buffalo, New York, public schools since 1976, the first year of a court-ordered desegregation plan. Problems, solved and ongoing, are identified and programs addressing them are described. Recommendations are offered for further advancement, and projections about the future of Buffalo schools are also…

This report describes housing desegregation gains in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, largely caused by school desegregation. The work of Judge James F. Gordon, who presided over the school desegregation plan, is cited as instrumental in aiding in this process. He ruled that no child in the minority in a neighborhood would be used for…

This study attempted to treat the information gap in baseline data by projecting the total enrollments of six of the original "Adams" states (Georgia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania) and four "non-Adams" states (Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, and Alabama). The report is divided into six…

Wichita, Kansas maintained a dual black and white school system from 1906 to 1952. Segregation continued, however, between 1952 and 1971. The board of education appointed a blue-ribbon, low economic area problems committee which made recommendations for desegregation of the schools along both racial and socioeconomic lines. Recommendations for…

The special program component of the St. Louis desegregation plan is reviewed. Some of the nonintegrated schools have been improved in the following ways: (1) better instruction; (2) additional staff; (3) remedial, compensatory, and enrichment programs; (4) parent programs; and (5) parent staff seminars. Financial and legal support should increase…

This paper outlines an alternative desegregation plan that would replace the one implemented in the East Baton Rouge Parish (Louisiana) School District in 1981. Known as the Incentives Desegregation Plan, the alternative plan was designed to produce interracial contact comparable to the earlier plan, without incurring the attendant costs of…

Segregated housing and school attendance boundaries contributed to significant racial segregation in Waterloo, Iowa's public schools. In 1967, 81% of white students attended schools that were at least 90% white, and 30% of the black students attended schools at least 90% minority. Although 11 of the 33 Waterloo schools had black students, 66% of…

Defines the concept of comprehensive high school, reviews the inadequac

Failure and fraud in civil rights enforcement by the Department of Education are reported. Investigation and enforcement of the law is the duty of the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which has not followed procedural guidelines for these duties. Complaint cases have accumulated without resolution and few attempts have been made to…

IN WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, A SUBURBAN CITY WITH A PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF 8,700, 17 PERCENT NEGRO, MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO INSURE RACIAL BALANCE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN THE PAST THE CITY HAD INITIATED VARIOUS TEMPORARY SCHOOL DESEGREGATION ACTIONS, BUT BY 1964 THE NECESSITY OF A PERMANENT SOLUTION HAD BECOME APPARENT. SINCE AT THE HIGH…