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Barr, Robert D. – Principal, 1982
Makes a case for magnet schools, especially as part of desegregation efforts. Briefly describes magnet schools around the country and some of their problems. (JM)
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Peer reviewedGordon, William M. – Journal of Law and Education, 1989
Traces the legal history of school desegregation attempts and concludes that a metropolitan remedy appears to be the least disruptive, most stabilizing, and most equitable of all the remedies proposed thus far. (MLF)
Descriptors: Busing, Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOrfield, Gary – Law and Contemporary Problems, 1978
Examines several obstacles to the effective use of social science research in school desegregation controversies and discusses the needs of judges, administrators, and elected officials who must make decisions concerning desegregation plans. Available from Duke University Press, Box 6697 College Station, Durham, NC 27708. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
Peer reviewedArmor, David J. – Public Interest, 1989
Argues that mandatory busing, while resulting in cases of "White flight," has had positive consequences in the re-emergence of "choice" programs and magnet schools. Contends that choice programs can be expanded on intradistrict, metropolitan, and statewide levels. Suggests that Federal funding and private education should be…
Descriptors: Busing, Compensatory Education, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Carrison, Muriel P. – Principal, 1981
Magnet schools may prematurely limit academic choices and neglect the needs of poor children. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Curriculum, Disadvantaged
Download full textReynolds, Wm. Bradford – 1984
The Brown v. Board of Education decision upheld a civil rights ideal that was based on the personal interests of the students; it made no requirement for a perfect racial balance in all classrooms throughout the offending school district. Yet the ensuing, forced desegregation plans that involved long-distance busing, and other measures based on…
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Murray, Joseph T. – 1988
In 1976, U.S. District Court Judge John T. Curtin issued a court order stating that the Buffalo Board of Education, the superintendent of schools, the commissioner of education, and the New York State Board of Regents were guilty of de jure segregation. This decision led to a complete restructuring of the instructional program and a racial and…
Descriptors: Busing, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Chicago Urban League, IL. Dept. of Research. – 1982
In this report, the Chicago Urban League assesses the Chicago Board of Education's proposed school desegregation plan. The report discusses eleven points of disagreement with plan provisions. The issues raised include: (1) the absence of concrete provisions, especially numerical standards, to ensure that existing black-white separation in Chicago…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Community Attitudes, Demography
