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Francies, Cassidy; Kelley, Bryan – Education Commission of the States, 2021
Schools in the United States continue to be segregated by race and socioeconomic status, almost 70 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling that aimed to desegregate schools. Segregation exists in three ways in K-12 schools: (1) Across districts. This is the case in about two-thirds of segregation in metropolitan areas; (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Policy, Educational Policy, Racial Segregation
Von Euler, Mary; Parham, David L. – 1978
These summaries of recent major court decisions related to school desegregation were prepared in an effort to be of assistance to nonlawyers. As an introduction, the workings of the United States judicial system are outlined, and an overview of school desegregation law since 1954 is provided. Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court that set…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – 1977
The practical aspects of planning and successfully implementing a busing program for school desegregation are emphasized in this guide. The author points out that school districts that don't wait for a court order to start planning school desegregation stand a much better chance of smooth implementation. From interviews with school administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bus Transportation, Busing, Communication (Thought Transfer)
League of Women Voters of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
Several educational issues that are currently in the spotlight are discussed in this publication. They include: school desegregation, pregnant girls, teenage mothers, discipline, children with special needs, sex discrimination and Title IX, Title I -- Compensatory Education, privacy and the right to records, and racism and sexism in text…
Descriptors: Bias, Compensatory Education, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation