The business community in Dallas, Texas, has had considerable influence in developing a school desegregation plan for the Dallas Independent School District. Business leaders' interest in school desegregation stemmed from a desire to maintain a good business climate in a community whose tranquility, they felt, was being threatened by emerging…

This guide is intended to help public-school educators, policy makers, and others develop a school desegregation plan. The guide presents the basic features of the Controlled Choice Student-Assignment Plan, which was developed to achieve student-body diversity, provide choice regarding one's school of enrollment, and promote school improvement.…

One of the designers of the "Controlled Choice" student-assignment plan of the Boston (Massachusetts) public schools presents his evaluation of options suggested to replace the plan. The three options under consideration do not accomplish the main goal of any student-assignment plan, that is, to improve education. (SLD)

Summarizes articles on St. Louis desegregation plan in this special issue, referencing occupations and races of contributors. General conclusions drawn from these authors' analyses, and from other articles in the issue, include the following: (1) desegregation does not have an adverse effect; (2) state leadership is needed; (3) cooperation is…

The proposed Controlled Choice Student Assignment Plan for the Boston Public Schools guarantees equitable school desegregation by allowing parents and students to make multiple school selections by their own rank-order of preference that will be used to allocate school space in a racially proportional manner. The plan enhances the quality of…

This paper compares the desegregation process in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Detroit, Michigan, and St. Louis, Missouri. Issues discussed include: (1) federal funding and regulations; (2) the role of the State government; and (3) the relationship between the school districts and the State and Federal governments. The third issue is treated in terms of…

Analyzes the lessons learned in urban education planning and governance that came out of Boston's three consecutive desegregation plans. Discusses how the community has profited from these plans as well as the implications the plans have for educational governance in Boston's public school system. (GR)

Examines the intentions and results of school desegregation since Brown v Board of Education. Concludes that desegregation has had a greater impact on the White population than on the Black population, and that the self-concepts of both racial populations have benefitted. (FMW)