This is an interview with Carl Candoli, School Superintendent of the Lansing, Michigan, School System, and one of the chief authors of the Cluster Plan for desegregation, which emphasized busing. (Author/AM)

States that the more research there is on a social problem the harder it is for policy-makers and courts to get the sort of guidance they often say they want: clear recommendations about what to do, or at least clear alternatives. Considers this conflict with regard to racial research and school integration. (Author/RK)

Court-ordered desegregation of a midwestern junior high school was quickly achieved because of staff commitment to the plan, which included a uniform discipline code and staff resolution of ongoing problems. (CJH)

Concludes that there appears to be a re-evaluating of class action litigation as a viable tool for desegregation efforts. (Author)

Notes that white flight is not universal: it depends upon the city as context. (Author)

Loss of student freedom is one of the dangers to the structure of U.S. education as posed by the policy of racial integration by busing.'' (Editor/SP)

Rather than focusing on racial balance, one should focus on obtaining real educational effectiveness, which may entail the improvement of presently desegregated schools as well as the creation or preservation of model Black schools. Available from Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 West Centennial Road, Littleton, CO 80123. (Author/IRT)

A review of the literature and questionnaire responses shows that superintendents who successfully meet the challenge of school desegregation assess the situation of each school, provide for communication, focus on potential student benefits, and demonstrate personal commitment. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the role of mayors in school desegregation. Four cities are compared: San Francisco, Stockton, Merced, and Fresno. (Author/AM)

The Supreme Court's ruling in "Missouri versus Jenkins" signalled a further retrenchment in the struggle to end racial segregation in the schools. The majority held that the federal district court exceeded the bounds of its broad discretion in its mandated desegregation remedy. Reviews the Court's holding in detail and reflects on the…

Using Mississippi and North Carolina as cases, the author examines progress made toward the desegregation of enrollments in public colleges and universities. Enrollment trends are analyzed in the context of contemporary social, legal, and educational policy initiatives intended to desegregate dual systems of public higher education. Despite more…

A study of magnet schools revealed that they have become a significant part of the nation's efforts to desegregate schools. Most magnet schools are in urban areas and offer a distinctive curriculum. School districts began employing magnet schools in the 1970s to help desegregate schools. The federal government has assisted magnet schools with…

Discusses the reaction of Boston's working classes and poor communities to bussing, asserting that the 'have-nots'--the people of such communities as Eastie, Southie, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Dorchester, and the Bury--are being pushed up against each other and are being forced to deal with the issues of racism and territoriality. [Available from The…

Magnet schools differ from other forms of alternative schools in being specifically intended to assist school systems in their desegregation efforts. Magnet schools have been defined by the federal courts as those having a "distinctive program of study" designed to attract a cross section of students from all racial groups voluntarily. Several…

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…