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Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Potter, Halley; Quick, Kimberly – Century Foundation, 2019
At a time when democracy is fractured along the fault lines of race, ethnicity, and religion, and when social mobility has stalled, high-quality integrated public schools could take us on a better path forward. Racial and socioeconomic school integration has proven to be one of the most powerful strategies known to educators to improve the lives…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Educational Benefits, Educational Policy, Public Policy
Christenson, Bruce; Eaton, Marian; Garet, Michael S.; Miller, Luke C.; Hikawa, Hiroyuki; DuBois, Phyllis – 2003
For nearly four decades, magnet schools have been an important element of American public school education. They have offered innovative programs not generally available in local schools and provided opportunities for students to learn in racially diverse environments. Magnet schools have been particularly important in districts that are trying to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans, Magnet Schools
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
A total of 339 elementary school teachers in Detroit, Michigan responded to a questionnaire that was designed to measure the impact of the city's court ordered desegregation plan on their attitudes. The questionnaire focused on several areas including desegregation, busing, student achievement, student racial relations, staff relations,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Counseling Services, Desegregation Effects
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
A questionnaire was administered to samples of parents of Grade 2 and Grade 5 students in 38 desegregated elementary schools in Detroit, Michigan, to evaluate the impact of desegregation on parent attitudes. The questions focused on several areas including desegregation and busing, pupil learning and racial relations, quality of education,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Busing, Counseling
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
A questionnaire was administered to samples of parents of Grade 7 students in 22 desegregated middle schools in Detroit, Michigan, to evaluate the impact of desegregation on parent attitudes. The questions focused on several areas including desegregation and busing, pupil learning and racial relations, quality of education, school-parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Busing, Counseling
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
A total of 385 high school teachers in Detroit, Michigan responded to a questionnaire that was designed to measure the impact of the city's court ordered desegregation plan on their attitudes. The questionnaire focused on several areas including desegregation, busing, student achievement, student racial relations, staff-student relations, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Counseling Services, Desegregation Effects
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
A total of 288 middle school teachers in Detroit, Michigan responded to a questionnaire that was designed to measure the impact of the city's court ordered desegregation plan on their attitudes. The questionnaire focused on several areas including desegregation, busing, student achievement, student racial relations, staff-student relations, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Counseling Services, Desegregation Effects
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
A questionnaire was administered to samples of staff from 38 desegregated elementary schools in Detroit, Michigan, to evaluate the impact of desegregation on staff attitudes. The questions focused on a number of areas including desegregation and busing, student achievement, student-staff relations, student racial relations, and staff relations and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
A questionnaire was administered to samples of staff from 11 desegregated high schools in Detroit, Michigan, to evaluate the impact of desegregation on staff attitudes. The questions focused on a number of areas including desegregation and busing, student achievement, student-staff relations, student racial relations, and staff relations and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
A questionnaire was administered to samples of staff from 22 desegregated middle schools in Detroit, Michigan, to evaluate the impact of desegregation on staff attitudes. The questions focused on a number of areas including desegregation and busing, student achievement, student-staff relations, student racial relations, and staff relations and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Mitchell, George A. – 1989
This study reviews the state-financed program of racial integration in metropolitan Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools. The integration program rested on the basic assumption that with enough time, state financial assistance, and new spending, racial integration would significantly improve academic achievement and close the gap between minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Zafirau, James; Fleming, Margaret – 1983
This report presents data on elementary students' reading achievement collected in phase five of a study carried out in Cleveland, Ohio, public schools and also includes supplementary findings from phases two and three. The study compared reading achievement of minority and white students; identified different characteristics of schools with high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Desegregation Effects
Lissitz, Robert W. – 1992
This report summarizes an assessment effort that began in the summer of 1990 and completed its first year in the summer of 1991. It is the initial stage of a longitudinal study that focuses on the academic achievement and attitudes of students in the St. Louis (Missouri) metropolitan court-ordered desegregation program administered by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Data Collection, Desegregation Effects
Harris, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1982
Summary profiles of Detroit, Michigan, public high schools for the period 1975-1981 are presented in this report which is based on the results of a criteria-based monitoring project to determine the success of court-ordered school desegregation programs in Detroit. Included in the report are: (1) a description of project organization, project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Codes of Ethics, Community Involvement