This commentary traces discussions of psychological differences and deficits from the mid-1950s to the current day, positioning the disciplinary discussions in the social-historical context in which they took place. The challenges of assessing diagnoses of deficit and the potential harms that result when misdiagnosis is implemented as social…

The Supreme Court declared in 1954 that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Into the 1970s, urban education reform focused predominantly on making sure that African American students had the opportunity to attend school with their white peers. Now, however, most reformers take as a given that the typical low-income minority…

Attempts to evaluate the effect of the Brown v the Board of Education by answering three questions: (1) What was the initial effect of the decision? (2) What are the present challenges to the Brown decision? (3) What influence will the decision have on the future of American schools? (Author/MK)

Argues that instead of busing schoolchildren to achieve desegregation, districts should seek ways of educating children effectively wherever they live, regardless of race. Offers suggestions for achieving this goal. (Author/WD)

Discusses the results of an attempt in the Netherlands to establish an integrated community to house immigrants from a Dutch colony in Africa. (MK)

The scope of court desegregation orders depend on the nature and extent of the constitutional violation. The major desegregation cases are reviewed in terms of judgments and court-ordered solutions. In the cases of deliberate segregation over a long period of time, the liability of the school districts was high. (VM)

This paper, by the former president of West Virginia State College (WVSC), responds to criticisms that racial integration following the Brown decision has had a negative impact on the quality of the school. Statistics are presented to show that West Virginia State's enrollments were declining seriously at the time of the Brown decision, and that…

Maintains that the Welch and Wilson studies cannot be directly compared due to differences in the larger universe from which the samples were drawn. Contends Welch's findings are an extension of his own, but questions his conclusion that desegregation implementation plans were a cause of declining white enrollment. (GEA)

A historical review of intergroup relations and school segregation in St. Louis is given. The present desegregation plan is reviewed and evaluated. Although some of the criticisms have merit, the plan in its entirety is a good one which, if properly implemented, can provide Blacks with a good education. (VM)

Integration has become a cliche in enrollment management and student services circles. The term is used to describe everything from integrated marketing to seamless services. Often, it defines organizational structures, processes, student information systems, and even communities. In Robert Sevier's article in this issue of "College and…

Maintains that Franklin Wilson's 1985 finding that white flight resulting from school desegregation is short-term and unaffected by the nature of the plan is incorrect. Presents new data showing that the effects are long-term and depend mainly upon whether the plan is voluntarily implemented or enforced by the government. (GEA)

In the 1954 landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court saw segregation as immoral and decided it was unconstitutional. Thirty years later we see federal disinvestment in public schooling, a retreat from equality, and a return to pre-Brown 'separate but equal' programs and facilities. (RM)

The future of private Black colleges depends on public and private financial support to enable them to carry out their missions and establish programs of quality. The question should not be whether private Black colleges are needed, but whether the college is of such quality that it deserves support. (MLW)

Argues that the U.S. record on desegregation since the "Brown" decision is disappointing and that the courts should have concentrated on improving the quality of Black education and Blacks' access to decision making. Suggests that integration, in a society committed to White dominance, will never ensure equal educational opportunity.…

Examines what Carr found when he investigated the accuracy of David Armor's predictions on the effects of continuing and discontinuing busing in Norfolk (Virginia). Argues against Carr's assertions that because Armor's predictions were in error, there is no White flight in response to busing. (JS)