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Foushee, Ray; And Others – 1980
The Section 8 housing assistance program in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is a Federally funded program designed to expand the housing choices of low to moderate income families. This report provides an analysis of all moves made in Jefferson County between 1975 and 1979 by participants in the program, as they relate to the county's school…
Descriptors: Busing, Demography, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education
Orfield, Gary – 1979
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…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Katzman, Martin T. – 1980
Between 1970 and 1977, the proportion of black children in metropolitan areas increased in all regions except the Northeast, while in all regions but the West the white population declined. Although the thrust toward school desegregation since the landmark "Brown vs. Board of Education" decision of 1954 has tended to exacerbate white and/or…
Descriptors: Black Education, De Facto Segregation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections
