This study investigated disparities in reading performance among minority and white students in an urban school district undergoing desegregation in 1980-81. Phase one compared minority and white students on reading comprehension test performance. It was found that white students performed significantly higher on the test than minority students,…

This report presents supplementary findings of a study on disparities in reading test scores between white and minority students in Cleveland, Ohio, public schools. Phase four results indicate that: (1) proportions of declining reading scores were greatest in those grades where reassignment due to the desegregation plan and building structures was…

This report presents data on elementary students' reading achievement collected in phase five of a study carried out in Cleveland, Ohio, public schools and also includes supplementary findings from phases two and three. The study compared reading achievement of minority and white students; identified different characteristics of schools with high…