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Carr, Leslie G. – Urban Education, 1990
Discusses research on possible resegregation effects that busing has had on the Norfolk (Virginia) schools due to "White flight" since desegregation began. Studies of enrollment from 1981 to 1988 show that ending busing after a court decision in 1986 has increased resegregation in Norfolk. (JS)
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Court Litigation, Elementary Education
Briley, Kyle D. – 1985
This report describes housing desegregation gains in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, largely caused by school desegregation. The work of Judge James F. Gordon, who presided over the school desegregation plan, is cited as instrumental in aiding in this process. He ruled that no child in the minority in a neighborhood would be used for…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Black Students, Busing, Census Figures
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
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1985
This report presents results of the first year of a three-year study analyzing the effects of school desegregation/integration on black and white pupils enrolled in the public schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, and surrounding suburban school districts within Marion County. This longitudinal study will survey resident and non-resident students in…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects, Educational Environment