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)

Notes the well-known scholars, politicians, and other individuals who are joining the trend to abandon busing as a method of achieving integration. (IRT)

Presents some findings from an analysis of contemporary literature which picked out indications of the progress that busing for racial integration has made toward improving the quality of public education. (Author/WM)

Describes the revised Supreme Court guidelines under which formerly desegregated schools may achieve "unitary standards." Compares the pros and cons involved in applying for unitary status and in applying for a revised desegregation plan under the 1971 Office for Civil Rights desegregation plan. (LMI)

When a qualified white student was denied admission to an elite public school, her father sued the Boston Public School Committee, claiming the new, racially based admissions policy violated the Equal Protection Clause. The First Circuit Court reversed a lower court decision for the school committee, because the admission policy served no…