This paper discusses the potential of individual States for encouraging voluntary desegregation at the local level. Desegregation history and State strategies in five States--California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Washington--are closely examined. In all of the States studied, State laws provide the State agency with considerable…

In this updated report on the Riverside Unified School District, the district continues with its integration efforts including major program development. Over the three years of integration, performance of all children from the three major race groups has improved. In the primary grades, there has been a general trend toward higher reading…

This article is an account of the first year of implementation of Chapter 220 of the State statute, which provides financial aid to encourage the transfer of students between schools and school districts for racial and cultural integration. (Author/AM)

In general, the seven magnet high schools haven't worked as a way of keeping whites in Philadelphia's schools. Despite the millions spent on new magnet schools, nearly all of them are more segregated today than when they opened. (Author)

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)

Describes a study that evaluated the impact of a voluntary busing program begun in Chicago for the purpose of school desegregation. Discusses student academic achievement, student affect, classroom interaction, and parent attitudes. Concludes that, though the program was not detrimental to students in desegregated schools, parent discontent seemed…

Background/Context: Unlike the situation nationally where desegregation progress is faltering, the school district in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has recently undertaken measures to increase balance in pupil assignment despite considerable local opposition to these measures and the absence of a court order requiring the district to do so. Moreover,…

In this statement, the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division under the Reagan Administration proposes a method of voluntary school desegregation as an alternative to court litigation and mandatory busing. The method represents a response to the failure of previous desegregation attempts to elicit public support and provide equal…

THE INTERGROUP EDUCATION PROJECT IN SEATTLE ENCOURAGES ETHNIC APPRECIATION THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE INTER-HIGH STUDENT EXCHANGE, VOLUNTARY STUDENT AND TEACHER TRANSFER, INTERGROUP EDUCATION GUIDES, SPECIAL CURRICULAR MATERIALS THAT SHOW HOW THE NEGRO HAS A DEFINITE PLACE IN OUR HISTORY, TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION, AND…

This paper is a plea for the recognition of the psychological and cultural value of pluralism in a nation. Government policies often discourage cultural pluralism in an attempt to promote national unity, but these policies suppress the individual's need for identity. Group interaction in complex societies may be divided into eight categories: (1)…

Notes that Houston's voluntary approach to desegregation, including the magnet schools, seems to be meeting with both judicial and public approval. (Author/AM)

This article reports on a study which examined the 37 San Bernardino elementary schools in 1973 and in 1976. It was found that this school district's part time voluntary school desegregation program has brought about almost no change in teacher or parent attitudes. (Author/AM)

Reports on teacher, principal, parent, and student reactions to a desegregation plan implemented in Buffalo, New York, which permits teachers to choose the magnet schools in which they desire to teach and parents to select their children's schools. (GC)

Describes how Prince George's County Public Schools developed one of the first voluntary desegregation programs in the country. The developmental stages of the program's beginning in 1985 were ahead of schedule; as a result, they have accelerated the program in 1986 and added new specialty schools. (MD)

Compares the effectiveness of magnet schools in increasing interracial contact in two contexts: (1) districts using magnet schools as the alternative to forced busing; and (2) districts using magnet schools as a component of a mandatory desegregation plan. (Author/BE)