Cheshire, Connecticut, is currently conducting a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of Project Concern, in which children from the urban ghettos of New Haven are transported daily by bus to area suburban towns. The subjects in this study are 25 minority group children who are presently enrolled in the Cheshire schools for the second year. The…

This address deals with the phenomenon of modern technology in the context of: (1) its potential to alter society, (2) its implications as a discipline base for education, (3) specific curriculum developments necessary with technology as a conceptual frame of reference, (4) its behavioral characteristics in an "environmental continuum" and an…

Eleven graphs present information on status and trends in Alaska in terms of number of public high school graduates, statewide enrollment, expenditures per pupil, local assistance, pupil-staff ratio, transportation, rural school enrollment, correspondence study, school lunch programs, average salaries of professional school personnel, and…

Selected energy resource information, from both federal and private sources, is listed under funding, general information and assistance, recycling, solar, transportation, utilities, and wind power. Books, pamphlets, films, journals, newsletters, and other materials are included. (MF)

This article attempts to contribute to the understanding of systemic racism by showing some of the subtlety and pervasiveness of this racism, primarily through an analysis of how the violence in Boston during the spring of 1976 was, and continues to be, handled. (Author/EB)

A new study suggests that White flight from big city schools is substantial, and significantly linked to court-ordered busing. (Editor)

That so much of the task of desegregation still lies ahead, coupled with the realization that desegregation has not fulfilled expectations, suggests it is time for a reconsideration of the assumptions influencing the present approaches. (Author/AM)

The King School in Dorchester, Massachusetts has come from being an educational basket case to succeeding in the remarkable feat of attracting and holding a city-wide population of students. (Author/AM)

It is noted that Dallas' success with the busing of some children for the purpose of integration is because only some students from some districts are bused for only a few years. (Author/AM)

Among the myths that are discussed are the effects of desegregation/integration on violence, finances, achievement, self confidence, quality education, neighborhood schools, and white flight. (Author/AM)

The purposes of this study were to assess the effects on academic achievement of (1) student busing status, (2) student ethnicity, and (3) the interaction between ethnicity and busing status. (Author/AM)

Notes major developments in the areas of racial integration, sex discrimination, school integration, bussing, and other issues. (Author/AM)

Poverty, discrimination, and physical and cultural isolation are among the problems which prevent American Indians from receiving adequate health care. The Federal government has special responsibilities and legal obligations to the Indian people. To meet these responsibilities and obligations, the government must improve the access to and…

Most white parents in 1966 liked the idea of the neighborhood school, most saw its main advantages in terms of convenience or possibly child-rearing amenity, and most visualized the school neighborhood as being a half-dozen blocks away from their homes. (Author)

The article describes the community learning program Fairfax County, Virginia, provides moderately and severely handicapped students to prepare them for eventual home and work environments. Covered are program structure, preparation, traffic and public transportation instruction, safety instruction, grocery store instruction, restaurant…