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Holme, Jennifer Jellison; Finnigan, Kara S.; Diem, Sarah – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background: This article examines the contemporary implications of the "Milliken v. Bradley" (1974) decision for educational inequality between school districts in U.S. metropolitan areas. We focus upon four metropolitan areas that were highly segregated in the 1970s but which met different fates in court: We first examine Detroit and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, School Desegregation
Caruso, Christopher J. – Small Town, 1996
A plan adopted in 1992 by Findlay Township in rural Pennsylvania protects undeveloped land from urbanization and expanded and improved the township's park and recreational system. Improvements included a fitness trail, a pavilion, a handicap-accessible jungle gym, tennis and volleyball courts, restrooms, and flower beds and trees. (LP)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Planning, Community Zoning