Critically examines James S. Coleman's stated views on public school desegregation and public policy, asserting that the use of empirical research on the effects of desegregation to form policy on the pursuance of integration overlooks the rights blacks have as citizens to integrated public facilities, including schools. (JM)

Argues that any study which purports to examine tipping must look both at whether or not the community has a racially balanced school system and whether or not the black/white ratios in the community are shifting. (Author/AM)

This report discusses improvements in Buffalo, New York, public schools since 1976, the first year of a court-ordered desegregation plan. Problems, solved and ongoing, are identified and programs addressing them are described. Recommendations are offered for further advancement, and projections about the future of Buffalo schools are also…

This paper provides an overview of the controversy concerning "freedom of choice" desegregation plans and presents a case study of the plan adopted by Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1981. Following the introduction, a short explanation of the plan's distinctive feature, controlled open enrollment, is given. (Under controlled open…

Changes undergone by two formerly all-black colleges since the Brown decision are described in this anecdotal conference paper. Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo), once an outstanding liberal arts institution, has been transformed into a school that is now predominantly white and serves students who wish to qualify for jobs in fields such as…

A study examined the impact of court-ordered desegregation on the reading achievement of a group of first through sixth grade students over a 10-year period spanning the desegregation program, from 3 years before to 7 years after desegregation. Subjects, 4,965 students attending the Memphis State University Campus School during the duration of the…

In a newly desegregated school, sixth graders with varying degrees of previous interracial contact were asked to rate their classmates as preferred work or play partners. Results indicated that: (1) there were no differences in cross-race ratings made by students with a great deal of prior interracial contact and those with little prior…

This paper reviews what is known about the impact on student achievement after schools are desegregated. The primary purpose of this review is to identify children that may be in need of special help during the transition to the desegregated environment and to determine the type of help needed to enhance their achievement. The use of test scores…

Black teenage girls have more than half the babies born to single teenagers, and as they are more frequently poor as well, they are more susceptible to the negative effects early childbearing has on future schooling and jobs. Studies show that teenage mothers are far less likely to complete high school or enter the work force than other teenagers.…

Because of changing concepts of equal and effective education and challenges to traditional assumptions of the desirability of integration and racial mixing, there is now much uncertainty as to the meaning of the Brown decision, especially in Northern cities. (EH)

Examines the basic skill patterns of one class as they progressed from the beginning of grade five in 1970 to the end of grade six, and three areas of attitudinal patterns of one class as they progressed from the beginning of grade five to the beginning of grade seven. (Author/JM)

Reports a study which concerned the consequences of intelligence testing for special education programs: the data allowed examination of some of the characteristics of students who had been placed in classes for the mentally retarded before and after desegregation of the public schools. (Author/JM)

The major thrust of the study reported here was to determine whether statistically significant differences occur in the measured achievement of a group of black, Indian, and white children in a newly integrated tri-racial school system. (Author/JM)

This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast discusses the impact of Title IX on elementary and secondary physical education. Topics covered include competition, difficulties involved in the sex integration of sports, statements on Title IX by five chief state school officers, the experience of Massachusetts in implementing Title IX, and…

Discusses the Pontiac, Michigan public schools, which have been desegregated by federal court order since September 1971, noting that since the court order requires classroom, faculty, and administrative ratios to reflect the community, policy formation has been shared to some extent, and many more opportunities to make equal status contacts among…