California legislators swiftly passed a budget bill last week aimed at sheltering school busing dollars from a midyear budget cut many districts and advocates said particularly hurt rural school systems, along with urban districts with desegregation plans. While the measure, which Gov. Jerry Brown was expected to sign into law, would restore $248…

The decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1" (2007) has forced school districts to begin thinking of new ways to integrate their schools without relying on race as the single factor in their assignment plans. While some school districts already have begun…

Southern California is facing a demographic transformation that will become characteristic of the nation as a whole in coming decades. In this research, we present a historical review of the region's attempt to address school inequity, recent enrollment and segregation trends, and an investigation of whether segregation still matters. Our results…

Background/Context: The issue of how to achieve a racially diverse student population has become increasingly challenging since a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court split decision endorsed the importance of creating diverse schools, while simultaneously limiting the assignment to public schools based on an individual student's race or ethnicity. The article…

In June 2007, the Supreme Court limited the tools that school districts could use to voluntarily integrate schools. In the aftermath of the decision, educators around the country have sought models of successful plans that would also be legal. One such model may be Berkeley Unified School District's (BUSD) plan. Earlier this year, the California…

Opponents of higher education affirmative action programs are gearing up to launch their largest attack in recent years. The planned assault comes in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the use of race in K-12 integration plans. It was Ward Connerly, the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a…

The body of this paper consists of brief descriptions, in alphabetical order, of desegregation resources, mainly in California. For convenience, the categories of resources are divided into desegregation education, desegregation planning, integration, and financial resources. Groups such as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the Task…

This collection of case studies on school desegregation in nine American communities (Kalamazoo, Michigan; Newark, Delaware; Riverside and Los Angeles, California; Savannah, Georgia; River City and Bayon County, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; and, Hempstead, New York.) summarizes and interprets the struggles to solve this domestic social problem.…

A California model Integration Incentive Act proposing financial bonuses to school districts for giving pupils integrated education opportunities is presented. Some of the more difficult policy issues involved in drafting an integration incentive plan are examined, and cost estimates based on California school district data are discussed. (MJB)

Participants consisted of thirteen teams of teachers, administrators, and supervisors from ten school districts of the West: fifty-six in all, from several cities and suburban areas that presented de facto segregation. Large and small group discussions, evening sessions, library work, tape recordings, and films were utilized by the participants.…

This article features Duncan Polytechnical High School in Fresno, California. Respect, responsibility and resourcefulness embody the culture and mission of Duncan High School. Students are expected to live and breathe these words: Respect yourself and all others. Take responsibility for your actions and your school. Be resourceful and use your…

Since 1970 the Pasadena Unified School District has operated racially balanced schools under the auspices of a courtmandated desegregation program known as the Pasadena Plan. This report assesses the educational and demographic consequences of four years (1970-1974) of school desegregation. The objectives of the paper are as follows: (1) to…

REPORTS OF SEVEN TASK GROUPS WERE INCLUDED. TASK GROUP NO. 1 CONSIDERED THE "RAMSEY PLAN." INVOLVED WERE--(1) EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS SUCH AS COURSE OFFERINGS, COUNSELING, ACTIVITIES AND RACIAL DISTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS, (2) PROBLEMS OF STAFFING, FACILITIES AND LEGAL STATUS, AND (3) THE ADVISABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION IN SEPTEMBER. TASK…

The report, prepared for the superintendent of schools in Berkeley, presents the proposals for and methods of achieving total quality integrated education throughout the school system. The document traces the development of the thrust toward school desegregation in the city. Various proposals and plans are suggested and the recommendations of the…

This study originated in 1968, when desegregation was being carried out mainly on a one-way basis, by busing minority pupils to predominantly white schools. Two of the districts studied, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Providence, Rhode Island, were then groping their way toward racial balance, primarily because of local pressures, and both had…