The problems encountered in the development of programs for desegregated schools outside of the courts as well as strategies for resolving the difficulties are discussed. The issues are presented within the context of the development of a program that addressed the needs of students who spoke Black Vernacular English in Houston. Problems cited…

Because it is based on the premise that learning is a lifelong process and that citizen participation is essential to neighborhood problem solving, community education is particularly attuned to the current needs of cities and can be an effective means for meeting the resettlement needs of immigrants and refugees, as well as for expanding local…