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Download full textChristenson, Bruce; Eaton, Marian; Garet, Michael S.; Miller, Luke C.; Hikawa, Hiroyuki; DuBois, Phyllis – 2003
For nearly four decades, magnet schools have been an important element of American public school education. They have offered innovative programs not generally available in local schools and provided opportunities for students to learn in racially diverse environments. Magnet schools have been particularly important in districts that are trying to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans, Magnet Schools
Hamilton, Doug – 1980
Statistical data on student and faculty desegregation supplied by the Jefferson County (Kentucky) Board of Education for the 1978-79 and 1979-80 school years were analyzed. The number of schools not in compliance with school desegregation guidelines was reduced between 1978-79 and 1979-80. The inclusion of first graders in the desegregation plan…
Descriptors: Administrators, Blacks, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans
Mitchell, George A. – 1989
This study reviews the state-financed program of racial integration in metropolitan Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools. The integration program rested on the basic assumption that with enough time, state financial assistance, and new spending, racial integration would significantly improve academic achievement and close the gap between minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Morgan, David R.; England, Robert E. – 1981
The methods and process of desegregation between 1968 and 1976 were analyzed for 52 large school districts in this case survey report. The first section presents the research design in which the case survey method and the selection of 52 districts are considered. The second section includes a detailed look at the various desegregation techniques…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Court Role, Desegregation Effects
Foote, Edward T. – 1980
This second report of the Desegregation Monitoring and Advisory Committee examines the problems and procedures of a court-approved desegregation plan for the St. Louis, Missouri public schools. Regular and nonregular student assignments and enrollments are discussed with respect to the racial composition of the student population and the type of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Curriculum Development, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Kohn, Laura – 1996
Focusing on the experience of Seattle (Washington), this paper attempts to determine why school districts across the country have recently sought to de-emphasize segregation. Concerns about the validity of pursuing integration, particularly through busing, have been present throughout the history of school desegregation, but only recently is there…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Court Litigation, Desegregation Plans
