A 1966 report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights deals with the status of school desegregation standards under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The document reviews the judicial context of the rate and method of desegregation and describes the statement of policies issued by the U.S. Office of Education (OE). Also included are…

A background summary is offered by the St. Louis, Missouri, Board of Education in rebuttal to statements critical of the desegregation policies and practices of the Board and the school administration. The Board has adopted a desegregation program shortly after the 1954 Supreme Court decision. The program adhered to an neighborhood school policy…

Tacoma School District's Exemplary Magnet Program had three main goals as its focus: (1) to increase student achievement in three elementary schools in the District; (2) to maintain or improve the racial-cultural balance in three elementary schools in the District; and, (3) to improve intergroup attitudes and behaviors among students and teachers…

This is a study of school desegregation as it was fought in 91 Northern and Western Cities between 1963 and 1969. In the summer of 1963, the de facto school segregation issue exploded in dozens of Northern cities; in the next 6 years school integration was front page news in most cities. What this book attempts to do in effect is to record a…

This report deals with a workshop type in-service training program in interpersonal relations involving the various categories of school personnel with each other, with area, regional, and/or national consultants, and with the consultative team from the School Improvement Center at the University of Georgia. The program was conducted during a two…

In this journal are collected articles on school desegregation in 1971. J. Stanley Pottinger, Head of HEW's Title VI compliance section, offers the government's position in an essay entitled, "HEW Enforcement of Swann." On the other hand, Cynthia Brown, attorney at the Washington Research Project, takes a more skeptical view of Nixon's…

The long road of slavery from generation to generation has left a legacy in the mind of African American students that has impacted their achievements in schools. In this project, the struggle of African American students in the public school education will be analyzed from the historical standpoint of view and its impact on their achievements.…

This report outlines the history of desegregation in South African schools and explores the continuing strains arising from the process. It focuses on integration in the context of the various school models used in the country. The text describes how segregated education became institutionalized after the National Party came to power in 1948 and…

The North Carolina Supreme Court considered the Federal separate-but-equal mandate as manifesting the law of nature. Separation of Black and White children was justified on grounds that their differences were so great that any attempt to educate them together would be dangerous to the State's welfare. (CMG)

Examines Justice Stewart's past Supreme Court voting record to determine the effect of his replacement by Justice O'Connor. Concludes that O'Connor's vote may affect educational issues involving religion, due process, and some equal opportunity cases but not those involving teacher loyalty, freedom of expression, or racial segregation. (RW)

Young White boys in three grade levels, across integrated and segregated classes, used greater projected personal space when they approached a Black child stimulus than when they approached a White child stimulus. Results agree with literature indicating racial attitudes are learned early. It is suggested that integrated classrooms, by themselves,…

The racial preferences and identifications of White children in both a White monoracial and a multiracial setting were examined, using a doll selection procedure. A majority of the children preferred White over comparable Black dolls. However, more Black doll selections were made in multiracial than in monoracial schools. (Author/GDC)

This overview notes that moral education permeates all school curriculum, especially social studies and religion, since South African law mandates that education for Whites have a Christian character. The code of conduct for White teachers is quoted. Different provisions for Blacks are described and segregated schooling discussed in this context.…

The "U.S. v. Yonkers" federal court decision linked city housing decisions with school board action. The issuance of separate orders for the desegregation of the public schools and public housing provides recognition that segregated schools are not the exclusive responsibility of school boards. (MLF)

Presents a number of brief reports on the latest trends and current circumstances surrounding African American progress in higher education. Discussions include an analysis of financial barriers, Harvard's push for diversification, academic citation systems and black scholarship, and the 1993 court ruling on Dr. Leonard Jeffries and Afrocentrism.…