Examines whether increased educational status and associated economic gains for black Americans have been translated into greater residential integration in Southern California. Concludes that there are only small increases in integration, but that these have been brought about by economic and educational gains. (SLD)

Investigates the racial and ethnic composition of neighborhoods in the Greater New York metropolitan area in the 1970-90 period, when the region was a major receiving ground for immigrant groups. Increasing racial and ethnic composition of some neighborhoods is counterbalanced by greater numbers of all-minority neighborhoods. (SLD)

Offers an overview of historical connections between race and residential planning in the United States, beginning with planning strategies between the World Wars. This review gives insight into how enforcement of the Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII) can promote a more racially and economically integrated society. (SLD)

This pilot study examined the interrelationships between school desegregation programs and housing patterns in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. First, a field study explored the attitudes of minority families participating in the city-suburban school desegregation program which involved city-suburban pupil transfers. Secondly, the pupil movement under…

The significance of continuing segregation in Chicago's public schools is discussed in this report. The failure of the "Access to Excellence" program to achieve voluntary school integration in spite of magnet programs and permissive transfers is described. The question of white flight is examined in light of the belief that mandatory…