Reports on a recent study by James A. Banks, of Black families in predominantly White suburbs: Most of the families were active in the community, had positive attitudes toward their neighborhoods, had White friends, and maintained close ties to the Black community. Children expressed positive attitudes toward both Blacks and Whites. (CMG)

Analysis of Current Population Survey data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census contradicts the popular allegation of significant population returns to central cities from suburbs. On the contrary, data reveal a continuation of the decades-old trend of migration away from metropolitan areas. (KH)

The Metropolitan Planning Project of Greater Boston (Massachusetts) was established in 1974 to promote voluntary collaboration between urban and suburban elementary and secondary school systems for the elimination of racial and ethnic student isolation. This report examines programs that have emerged under the plan, describes the demographic and…