Magnet Schools Attract, ... But Do they Desegregate?.

Slusher, Jon

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ERIC Number: EJ340768

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Publication Date: 1986

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Magnet Schools Attract, ... But Do they Desegregate?

Slusher, Jon

Youth Policy, v8 n9 p10-12 Sep 1986

Presents historical record of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the issue of magnet schools as a method of achieving desegregation. Examines viewpoints of magnet school proponents and opponents on the issues of desegregation and the role of magnet schools, their high dropout rates, and the student selection processes. (SA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Minority Group Children, Public Schools, Racial Balance, School Desegregation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964

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