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Wells, Amy Stuart; Frankenberg, Erica – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
This past June, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court declared integration plans in Louisville and Seattle unconstitutional because of their focus on race as one factor in assigning students to schools. The Court's ruling in the "Parents Involved in Community Schools" v. "Seattle School District No. 1" and…
Descriptors: Race, Neighborhood Schools, Community Schools, Voluntary Desegregation
Grant, Merrill A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Parent and community participation in an exciting magnet program has allowed Tucson (Arizona) to desegregate its school system without an undue amount of disruption. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
Clinchy, Evans – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Recent reports on educational reform tend to encourage a return to enforced uniformity in American public schools. If public education is to compete successfully with private education, however, increasing numbers of magnet schools should be established to provide diversity and genuine choice among public schools. (JBM)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Change Strategies, Competition, Conventional Instruction