Magnetic Attractions: Desegregating a Minority School District.

Lyons, James Earl; Walton, Kathleen O'D.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Magnetic Attractions: Desegregating a Minority School District.

Lyons, James Earl; Walton, Kathleen O'D.

Educational Record, v68 n4 v69 n1 p32-34 Fall-Win 1987-88

Politicians and chambers of commerce in Prince George's County, Maryland, recognized the need to improve opportunities for and achievement by Black students. Magnet and compensatory programs were implemented, as well as the "Comer School Development Program," which places special emphasis on parental involvement. (MLW)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Magnet Schools, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions, Racial Composition, School Desegregation

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Milliken v Bradley

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