This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" examines the legal and policy issues associated with racial and ethnic segregation in the schools, including the issues related to forced busing to achieve balance. The chapter first reviews the impact of "Brown v. Board of Education" and subsequent court cases defining…

Scholars examine the Afro-American past to understand the position that black people have occupied in U.S. society, their efforts to cope with their status, and their successes and failures in pursuing full equality. The four major themes of Afro-American history and the transformations associated with them are: (1)"Africa to America" (Africans to…

This study examined several facets of institutional racism from the vantage point of 32 white male undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The focus was on the situation of minorities already enrolled in the institution and on the perceived equity of certain steps taken, or to be taken, to support their academic progress, social…