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Orfield, Gary; Taylor, William L. – 1979
This booklet contains two papers: (1) "Federal Agencies and Urban Segregation: Steps Toward Coordinated Action," by Gary Orfield; and (2) "Mounting a Concerted Federal Attack on Urban Segregation," by William L. Taylor. In the first paper, racial, economic, and educational trends in urban areas are reviewed. Lack of Federal commitment,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Desegregation Litigation, Federal Government, Neighborhood Integration
Orfield, Gary – 1977
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.…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Ghettos
Orfield, Gary – 1979
The significance of continuing segregation in Chicago's public schools is discussed in this report. The failure of the "Access to Excellence" program to achieve voluntary school integration in spite of magnet programs and permissive transfers is described. The question of white flight is examined in light of the belief that mandatory…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
