Criticizes the conclusion in the Coleman, Hoffer and Kilgore study "Public and Private Schools" that private schooling does not affect overall racial segregation in American schools. The authors discuss four flaws in the research methodology that make its conclusions invalid. (AM)

Discusses economic factors, personal attitudes, and racial discrimination as causes of residential segregation in Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Examines whether school board practices, such as gerrymandering of attendance zones, faculty segregation, use of optional attendance zones, and school construction and placement, have influenced…