Controlled Choice: Rockford, Illinois, Desegregation.

Taylor, D. Garth; Alves, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ587032

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Publication Date: 1999

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Controlled Choice: Rockford, Illinois, Desegregation.

Taylor, D. Garth; Alves, Michael J.

Equity & Excellence in Education, v32 n1 p18-30 Apr 1999

Discusses the Controlled Choice Student Assignment component of the Comprehensive Remedial Order issued by a federal judge to "cure" discrimination in the Rockford (Illinois) School District. Parents and students choose their public schools subject to a residence-zone requirement for elementary schools only. A parent survey indicates high satisfaction with the plan. (SLD)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Parent Attitudes, Public Schools, School Choice, School Desegregation, Surveys, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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