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Download full textTefera, Adai; Frankenberg, Erica; Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Chirichigno, Gina – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2011
This manual was written to help guide education stakeholders--including parents, students, school board members, community activists, administrators, policymakers and attorneys--in their efforts to promote racial diversity and avoid racial isolation in suburban school systems. Critical information on the current legal, political and policy issues…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, School Districts, School Desegregation, Student Diversity
Hardin, Thomas L. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1983
Reviews the development of magnet schools as an alternative to the politics that accompany other desegregation tactics, and discusses arguments for and against magnets. Focuses on the successful magnet schools of Kankakee, Illinois, a city with a small but socioeconomically diverse population, where desegregation was voluntary and parental…
Descriptors: Desegregation Methods, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
Metz, Mary Haywood – 1986
America's urban schools have come under pressure for their racial segregation and for a rigid traditionalism which alienates many students. Magnet schools have been established in several cities to attack both of these problems with attractive innovative educational programs which are intended to draw students of different races as volunteers.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Institutional Characteristics, Magnet Schools
Missal, Gerald E., Ed. – 1977
Described in this document are a number of magnet school programs developed and operating in Massachusetts as part of a voluntary school desegregation plan. A historical perspective of magnet school development is provided along with definitions and guidelines of both magnet schools and magnet education programs. These definitions and guidelines…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Opportunities, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Bryant, Faye B. – 1987
This paper identifies and discusses components of successful magnet programs. It is based on a review of existing research literature and information gathered directly from school districts. First, the paper discusses separately the following elements, which are considered "core components": (1) leadership; (2) organizational structure; (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Program Design
Spier, Adele W.; And Others – 1983
A statewide study was conducted to identify and describe successful voluntary school desegregation programs funded under Chapter 636, a 1974 amendment to Massachussets' Racial Imbalance Law. Programs selected were of four types: (1) school-based (elementary, middle, and high); (2) school system- or district-wide; (3) part-time and full-time…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Busing, Career Education, College School Cooperation
