In this essay on education for the poor who live in urban areas is discussed how the problems of large cities relate to the educational experience of disadvantaged children. The inter-related development of middle-class suburbs, blue-collar neighborhoods, and the central city are analyzed. The basic argument is that segregation and fragmentation…

Data from seven large urban areas are examined to determine the relationship between neighborhoods with a high incidence of poverty and social disorganization and low reading achievement. (ST)

Before trying to identify Federal policies which might help bring about constructive school desegregation in metropolitan areas, it is useful to discuss some of the considerations which make a metropolitan or regional approach to this problem desirable. This paper reviews the socioeconomic factors and the geographic and administrative feasibility…