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Download full textAlkin, Marvin; And Others – 1983
This report details the technical aspects of an evaluation of Magnet School programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1982-83. It focuses on implementation during that year and on progress made toward reducing harms of racial isolation. A prologue considers the social, economic, and governmental context affecting the analysis and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
Alkin, Marvin; And Others – 1983
This report details the technical aspects of a 1983 evaluation of Year-Round Schools (YRS) in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is part of a combined effort to assess voluntary integration programs and is designed to inform the district's policy-makers on the progress the district has made in relieving the harms of racial isolation. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education
Spier, Adele W.; And Others – 1983
A statewide study was conducted to identify and describe successful voluntary school desegregation programs funded under Chapter 636, a 1974 amendment to Massachussets' Racial Imbalance Law. Programs selected were of four types: (1) school-based (elementary, middle, and high); (2) school system- or district-wide; (3) part-time and full-time…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Busing, Career Education, College School Cooperation
Alkin, Marvin; And Others – 1983
This report presents the 1982-83 results of an ongoing evaluation of two voluntary integration programs, Permits With Transportation (PWT) and Continued Voluntary Permits (CVP), which operate within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Information on implementation methods is presented for the use of district policymakers and for gauging…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans
Blank, Rolf K.; And Others – 1983
This report discusses findings from a comprehensive national survey of the effectiveness of magnet schools in improving the quality of public education and in assisting school desegregation. Chapter I provides background information on the concept and evolution of magnet schools; discusses the purposes of the national survey and several issues…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, Community Involvement
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
Magnet school programs require careful planning. Originally designed to achieve voluntary desegregation, magnet programs attract students of all races and backgrounds by offering special curricular themes and instructional approaches not offered in neighborhood schools. Outcomes of a successful program include the following: (1) desegregation; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Admission Criteria, Busing, Community Involvement
