Education of African Americans in the U.S. South and Black South Africans during the periods of segregation and apartheid, respectively, were similar in both the nature of school oppression and the ways that oppressed communities sought to use education to promote racial advancement. Survey, interview, and focus-group data reveal similarities in…

Data from the U.S. Department of Education demonstrate that segregation of American Indians in institutions of higher education is greater in states where there are American Indian tribal colleges. Many such institutions are poorly funded two-year colleges. To improve education for American Indians, these colleges need more support. (SLD)

Modeled on Hampton Institute (Virginia) and Tuskegee Institute (Alabama), Achimota College in colonial Gold Coast (later Ghana) provided Black students with "adapted education" in agriculture and industrial arts, suitable for a life of manual labor. This case of international educational transfer is analyzed from the perspective of the…

Disappointing high-stakes test results matter far less than the type of future citizens that schools produce. Citizenship values (teamwork, leadership, and neighborliness) are not assessed well by multiple-choice exams. Poor performers should not be segregated, data should be reinterpreted, and remediation should stress tutoring interventions, not…

Argues that present day reality in the United States shows society is still separated by race and that the racial separation found in the school system is an accurate reflection of the nation. The author reflects on how racial separation and the separation of wealth adversely affect quality education for blacks and other minorities. (GR)

The impact of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas 1954 decision on the desegregation of public schools in the United States of America and the provisions of better learning opportunities for African American students are described. The study showed that the issues around African American teachers, post-desegregation, have to be studied…

The issue of segregation of students with disabilities across cultural groups is a function of cultural values demonstrated by charter schools and the resulting dissonance between these values and those demonstrated by families. Lack of understanding about school culture and diverse family value systems can lead to varying family responses to the…

In this article, the author explains why segregation still lives in Summerton, the town where the Brown v. Board of Education struggle began. The author traces the history of how the desegregation, which was court-ordered in 1970, has placed the students in Summerton still at a disadvantage. The Briggs v. Eliott case was the earliest of the five…

In considering what to do with the normally existing diversity in a group of children coming to a school intended for all, the concepts of integration, segregation, inclusion, and exclusion must be considered as characteristics of school aims, organization, and work. Questions related to these concepts are particularly pertinent in a discussion of…

This paper first analyzes the situation of special needs education in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and then reports on qualitative research on three inclusive education initiatives in the province involving children with Down Syndrome at the primary school level. Current developments in the province include the continued existence…

There is an elusive quality about much of the discussion of urban school desegregation. The mere mention of the school issue triggers arguments about housing segregation. Different understandings of the way neighborhoods became segregated produce drastically different conclusions about the remedies courts should employ to correct the violations.…

This is a report on the progress (or lack of such) in the desegregation of Chicago's public schools through June, 1979. An addendum includes supplementary information through September, 1979. The history of school and social segregation in Chicago is reviewed, a chronology of the school desegregation controversy since 1961 is provided, and present…

Most state legislatures have either passed or taken under consideration for passage some minimum competency testing program. However, it is not clear that these legislative efforts will result in implementation programs that fulfill legislative intent. Throughout the United States legal challenges from students adversely affected by testing…

This syllabus records the opinion of the Supreme Court and the concurring and dissenting opinions expressed by Supreme Court justices in this case. The opinion recorded upholds the charges brought in 1973 by students in the Columbus, Ohio school system that the Columbus Board of Education was causing and perpetuating racial segregation in the…

This review of research and other literature on educational vouchers provides an overview and history of the voucher concept and voucher programs. The author first looks at several existing versions of the voucher idea, such as the G.I. Bill and Denmark's free schools. California's Alum Rock voucher experiment is evaluated, with suggestions about…