We examine the views of low-income urban parents toward their neighborhood school. Policymakers must understand the attitudes of these individuals, particularly because they represent some of the most vulnerable groups in our education system. As national education policies have made it easier for parents to choose schools, attention has…

School choice researchers are often limited to comparing one type of choice with another (e.g., charter schools vs. traditional public schools). One area researchers have not examined is the effects of different school types within the same urban region. We fill this gap by analyzing longitudinal data for students (grades 3-8) in Indianapolis,…

Confirmation of the current enthusiasm for re-visioning progressive education arrived in inboxes this fall when the Bank Street College of Education received more submissions for this issue than for any other in the journal's 17-year history. From these the editors have selected a range of essays that reflect pre-kindergarten through high-school…

The Key School in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a magnet school with a heterogeneous student body in a large, urban district. The school has drawn national attention for its collaborative, interdisciplinary curriculum development and alternative assessment methods. The instructional program calls for central curricular themes to be continuously shaped…

Indian Creek Elementary School, a science and technology magnet school in Indianapolis, Indiana, is proud of its "high tech/soft touch" multimedia approach to learning. The standard high school computer education approach focusing on word processing, data processing, and other business applications will no longer suffice for…

The operation of a "Walkabout" program at a large urban magnet school is reviewed. After frequent exposure to supervised community experiences in regular humanities courses students may undertake independent, semester-long Walkabout projects, usually career-oriented. (MJL)

In 1968, the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners was found guilty of maintaining segregated schools in the district. The history behind and current status of court litigation on this matter are reviewed in this paper. Background information on school segregation in Marion County, Indiana, including a description of the county's racial…

This book presents case studies describing the role of the courts and legislation in seven school desegregation cases. In addition to the studies of individual litigation, there are essays on the role of the professional educator in desegregation cases and the plaintiff client counsel relationship. A historical review of the desegregation of the…

Describes Forest Glen Elementary School, a successful K-5 magnet school with an international focus located in suburban Indianapolis. Explains how three components of the curriculum--the foreign-language program, wise use of technology, and child-centered climate--are helping prepare students for tomorrow's world. (TJQ)