This report was prepared as part of the Morris Project, an ongoing study of New Jersey's Morris School District (MSD) and its potential to serve as a model for diversifying elementary and secondary schools. The district has achieved impressive, if incomplete, success at attracting and maintaining a diverse student population and offering them the…

Located in southwestern Connecticut, about forty miles from New York City, Stamford is a relatively diverse community located in an affluent state and region. In contrast with many northeastern cities, Stamford has shown remarkable success maintaining racially and socioeconomically desegregated schools thanks to strong district policies and state…

The number of school districts with socioeconomic integration plans has more than doubled in the past decade and the sophistication of such plans has increased. The nine district case studies from across the United States profiled in this report provide valuable lessons for school integration efforts: (1) When socioeconomic diversity policies are…

Kelly Sassi and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas describe their struggles and eventual success with students in constructing a "counternarrative to colormuteness and colorblindness"--the self-imposed student segregation and silencing of voice. Because of discussions during a Native American unit and student participation in a classroom intervention…

Describes the "Across the Lines" project involving an interchange between students and teachers of two racially isolated schools in the Hartford (Connecticut) area. A racial mix of 50/50 was achieved through planned science museum visits, randomly paired pen pals, and an MCI electronic mail connection between schools. (MLH)

This paper reviews what is known about the impact on student achievement after schools are desegregated. The primary purpose of this review is to identify children that may be in need of special help during the transition to the desegregated environment and to determine the type of help needed to enhance their achievement. The use of test scores…

To assist teachers in fulfilling their responsibilities in desegregated schools, staff development should aim at the willingness of teachers to implement changes in instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, and teacher-student relationships. Describes one such inservice teacher training effort and makes several recommendations for…

Describes the use of classroom management techniques to promote integration in the Arthur T. Talmadge (K-4) school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Shows how positive attitudes and a philosophy that every child is valuable help to create a "family feeling" that means successful integration. (GC)

Race desegregation in Massachusetts is a major enterprise. Desegregation realigns school assignments to bring together students from residential areas that are racially different to establish a truly "common school." Programs in specific towns and cities are detailed. (BJV)

Describes how the Education Department of Victoria, Australia, formulated policies to: (1) integrate disabled and/or disruptive students into regular schools, and (2) revise suspension regulations and limit the proliferation of off-site facilities for disruptive students. To avoid marginalizing disruptive students, educators must look beyond…

This study was designed to determine the extent to which courses in the College of Education at Florida A & M University were modified to assure that concerns of desegregation and race relations were being addressed. Course outlines from 57 faculty members were reviewed and classroom activities were recorded to ascertain what devices…

Discusses community-based programs which have shown promise of enhancing the democratic governance of schools and increasing the school system's resource bases. Describes three types of programs in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Missouri: school-community advisory councils, school-business linkages, and government-agency partnerships. (KH)

Examines the successful efforts of a detracked urban middle school that attempted to simultaneously meet the requirements of both equity and educational excellence within a multicultural, racially mixed educational setting. Barriers and pitfalls of the program are discussed, as well as the links between heterogeneous grouping and multicultural…

Presents a case study, as seen through the eyes of the principal and sixth-grade team, of one middle school's attempt to move away from a tracking system which discriminated against students on the basis of test scores, and therefore, against students of color. Explores movement toward student equity through heterogeneous grouping and the…

Studies elementary Catholic-school educators, with a focus on cultural diversity. Discusses key experiences in diverse settings, transforming the curriculum, staffing and hiring practices, and the role of parents in student education. (32 references.) (VWC)