Courts and education officials have sought to implement integration plans that would provide creative and imaginative additions to the educational system, but they've been unable to persuade communities that desegregation will enhance school quality. Enrollment statistics show that segregation is actually increasing in some Northern and Western…

Given the changing legal context for higher education desegregation cases, there is an apparent need to rethink the strategies used by integration advocates. Examines implications of the articles in this special issue for the ongoing policy discourse on "de jure" segregation and inquires whether grounds exist for litigation on the "de facto"…

Analyzes the lessons learned in urban education planning and governance that came out of Boston's three consecutive desegregation plans. Discusses how the community has profited from these plans as well as the implications the plans have for educational governance in Boston's public school system. (GR)

Discusses the barriers to the success of the Yonkers (New York) public school district's desegregation plan. Provides a profile of the district and an explanation of its governance. Presents the plan for desegregation and discusses the financial obstacles to its implementation. Discusses the need for additional aid and assistance. (JS)

This study of the financial and political dialogue affecting programs introduced as part of desegregation efforts in the St. Louis (Missouri) schools is not as optimistic as some previous studies. The value of programs has been overstated, and showcase integrated schools have been promoted, while many schools remain segregated. (SLD)

The success of the mandated school desegregation efforts of the Jefferson County (Kentucky) public schools demonstrates the potential of a countywide interdistrict plan relying largely on coercive desegregation techniques. The example contradicts the common assumption that mandated plans result in significant white enrollment losses. (SLD)

Describes the situation created by busing in Milwaukee's public schools. The rise of support for school choice developed out of the failure of busing, which was Milwaukee's solution to school problems. Wisconsin now has a private-school voucher law. Busing has been less onerous since the city was divided into five zones from which parents of…

This book presents the findings of a study of school desegregation strategies conducted in order to examine which of the various approaches to school desegregation most effectively reduce the level of segregation in public schools. The first two chapters look at school desegregation since the 1950s and mandatory versus voluntary desegregation…

This evaluation analyzes the School Improvement Plans (SIPs) produced by the core planning teams of Project Creating a New Approach to Learning (CANAL), part of a court-mandated desegregation plan to reduce inequities in predominantly Black and Hispanic American schools in Chicago (Illinois). CANAL's goal is to organize and train core planning…

The major goal in the settlement agreement of Mona Bronson, et al v. Board of Education of the City of Cincinnati, et al is continued significant progress in the reduction of racial isolation in the city's schools. In the first year of compliance with the agreement, data show that 26.8 percent of the goal has been attained in elementary schools,…

This report comprises papers delivered at a conference assessing the impact of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education 30 years after it was passed in 1954. The following papers (and authors) are included: (1) "Reflections on Brown after Thirty Years" (Linda Brown Smith); (2) "School Integration and the…

The first part of this paper discusses the events leading up to the federal district court's May 18, 1980 decision in "Kelley et al. vs. Metropolitan County Board of Education of Nashville." The decision rejected a Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, school board's rezoning plan and called for an end to busing in grades 1 through 4 and…

This report details the technical aspects of a 1983 evaluation of Year-Round Schools (YRS) in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is part of a combined effort to assess voluntary integration programs and is designed to inform the district's policy-makers on the progress the district has made in relieving the harms of racial isolation. A…

Progress made during 1984-85 in the implementation of a student transfer desegregation plan in St. Louis, Missouri, and surrounding counties, is described and evaluated in this report. Focus is on the activities of the two bodies which assumed responsibility for administering the plan, the Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Council (VICC) and…

In this report the way in which Jefferson County, Kentucky, school officials have conducted integration efforts is documented. Segregation persists in the County. Specifically, 15 of the 16 formerly black elementary schools have retained their racial identity by having black student enrollments which exceeded the desegregation plan guidelines.…