There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of school districts across the nation operating under court orders to desegregate their schools. The cost of complying with these court orders runs into the hundreds of millions of dollars each year, and thousands of people are charged with overseeing the effective use of these dollars. This book is based on…

This manual was designed for community and school groups to aid them in clarifying their goals and selecting strategies for resolving issues related to school desegregation. After a brief review of the law, Part 1 reviews the major issues involved in the school desegregation process: quality education, white flight, middle-class minority flight,…