Discusses the reaction of Boston's working classes and poor communities to bussing, asserting that the 'have-nots'--the people of such communities as Eastie, Southie, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Dorchester, and the Bury--are being pushed up against each other and are being forced to deal with the issues of racism and territoriality. [Available from The…

This collection of papers and case studies emphasize what citizens should know in order to plan for either court ordered or voluntary desegregation. Chapter one describes lessons about planning and community education from communities that have recently undergone desegregation. Chapters two and three outline the Constitutional basis for…

Provides an update on parent involvement in the eight community districts created as a result of a court order of Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity of Boston. (AM)

Presents an overview of the problems surrounding racial integration and school busing in Boston. Five conclusions are drawn. (DW)

This article summarizes the positive educational, social, and political effects that can result from the advent of public school desegregation. It distinguishes these from unplanned, coincidental outcomes for students, such as academic achievement. (Author)

Analyzes Boston's decline in white enrollment, the effect school desegregation has had on this decline and on racial balance, and whether school desegregation has led to resegregation of the school system. (Author)

Discusses developments in the desegregation of Boston public schools: in Fall 1974 the public schools of Boston underwent the first phase of a court-ordered desegregation plan, and in Fall 1975, Boston will commence Phase Two of court-ordered school desegregation. (Author/JM)

The fourth year of federal court desegregation (1977-78) promised stability and continuity to the Boston public schools. Instead it brought confusion, frustration and anger, although there have been no serious disruptions inside the schools for the first time since desegregation began in 1974. (Author/AM)

Among the issues discussed in this round table discussion are the following: bussing, the conflicts between labor and bussing, and the bussing crisis in Boston. (AM)

This issue is said to raise many questions about the capacity of the federal courts to resolve major social problems. What happens in Boston is said to be important because it is a salvageable city in that it has not yet "tipped" with blacks making up only about 17 percent of city population and less than 40 percent public school…

The King School in Dorchester, Massachusetts has come from being an educational basket case to succeeding in the remarkable feat of attracting and holding a city-wide population of students. (Author/AM)

Notes that not all opposition to busing derives from socially, unhealthy, or immoral values and provides alternatives such as fear of sending children into high crime areas. Most Bostonians are said to hate forced busing because of the violence it is spawning. [Available from America, 106 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019]. (Author/AM)

Describes how a neglected Boston middle school transformed itself into an inviting, tree-lined campus with comfortable reading and study areas and an exemplary physical education program. Project Adventure is an intense six-week physical training course that teaches advanced rock-climbing skills. With classmates' encouragement, participants…

White flight from public schools to avoid desegregation can result in educational and residential resegregation, defeating the purpose of desegregation efforts. One form of white flight is pupil transfer to private schools, which in most metropolitan areas are predominantly Catholic. Unlike residential relocation, transfers to Catholic schools…