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Horsford, Sonya Douglass – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: In "Milliken v. Bradley" (1974), the U.S. Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional a metropolitan-wide desegregation plan in Detroit that sought to achieve racial balance in part by busing white suburban students to the city's majority black schools. In a stark departure from "Brown v. Board of Education of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation
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Horsford, Sonya Douglass; Sampson, Carrie; Forletta, Felicia – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: School desegregation and resegregation in the Mountain West remain understudied despite the substantial impact the region's growth and demographic change have had on racial balance and diversity in schools. Home to the largest school district in the Mountain West and fifth largest school district in the country, Las Vegas's…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Racial Segregation, Minority Group Students, Poverty
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Metz, Mary Haywood – Teachers College Record, 1984
Magnet schools strive to draw students voluntarily to racially mixed settings by offering diversified educational opportunities. The impact of magnet schools on the political and organizational processes of a school system are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Busing, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
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Orfield, Gary – Teachers College Record, 1995
Summarizes public opinion regarding school desegregation, busing, and racial integration. Public opinion surveys reveal a reality of public opinion on desegregation that is far more complex and more positive than might be assumed. The public appears to believe that school integration is valuable, but there is strong resistance, particularly among…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Civil Rights Legislation, Educational Discrimination