Evander Childs High School and Morris High School are two of the largest and most challenged secondary schools in the Bronx. Despite decades of political handwringing, many attempts at school reform, an array of corporate and community partner programs, and efforts to recruit highly qualified faculties for the long term, many of the students in…

This paper, based on a doctoral dissertation, focuses on spending inequalities within a single large city school district. The allocation/expenditure patterns of the 32 New York City "decentralized" units are compared for fiscal year 1976. Significant resource disparities were found among the community districts. These appeared to be…

Equates the fight for busing, equal education, and school integration with the general struggle against racism. Briefly discusses the history of busing and school desegregation in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville, New York public schools. (Author/GC)

TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LEARNING DISADVANTAGES SUFFERED BY MANY OF THE MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN AND TO AID THEM IN OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES AND INEQUITIES WHICH HAMPER THEIR PROGRESS, A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS. DURING THE 1963-64 SCHOOL YEAR, ALMOST $49,000,000 WAS EXPANDED ON 420,000 PUPILS…

A SOLUTION TO THE NEGRO PROBLEM DEMANDS DIFFICULT AND HEROIC DECISIONS ON THE PART OF CIVIC AND POLITICAL LEADERS AND CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE--TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, TRADE-UNION LEADERS AND MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES. CURRENT ACTION BEING TAKEN AND FUTURE ACTIONS WHICH NEED TO BE TAKEN ARE DISCUSSED.…

AN EVALUATION OF PAST AND PRESENT PROGRAMS FOR ETHNIC DESEGREGATION, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER STEPS TO THAT END ARE PRESENTED. IN 1954, STEPS WERE TAKEN TO ANALYZE THE RACIAL MIXTURE OF THE SCHOOLS, BY 1958 A COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ZONING, SITE SELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION, AND PUPIL REDISTRIBUTION TO IMPROVE…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH REFERENCE TO SCHOOL REORGANIZATION AND QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AS THE RESULT OF 9 MONTHS OF INTENSIVE STUDY AND PLANNING BEGINNING WITH THE ISSUANCE IN MAY 1964, OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION. REPRESENTED IS A SYNTHESIS OF THE…

This study of a court decision on public school desegregation notes the importance of the case, In re Skipwith, as a test of the relationship of the Fourteenth Amendment to school assignment to a defacto segregated school. The background of the controversy is presented. A summary of the case includes the parents' defense against charges by the…

The Brown v. Board of Education decision was not specifically focused on postsecondary education; however, it helped facilitate minority admissions into predominantly White colleges and universities from the late 1950s onward. The Brown decision made many colleges and universities question whether diversity is a legitimate educational goal in…

This paper analyzes the distribution of resources and performance across 840 New York City elementary and middle schools. It presents empirical evidence on input and output of equity of expenditures, teacher resources, and academic achievement. Historically, researchers have studied interdistrict distributions, but given the large number of pupils…

This report presents the conceptual framework for a public school choice plan for New York City and discusses why school choice represents the best hope for meaningful reform. Public school choice is defined as giving school professionals the freedom to design innovative and distinctive school programs; and giving parents the right to choose, in…

A PAPER PRESENTED TO A WORKSHOP FOR PERSONNEL FROM THE 16 PROJECT ABLE CITIES ENLARGES UPON THE THEME THAT TO CREATE GENUINE EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS HAVE TO BE UNEQUAL. ATTEMPTS TO CARRY OUT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION INCLUDE THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON INTEGRATION WHOSE SUCCESS AT A CITY…

THE CURRICULUM SHOULD ATTEMPT TO RAISE ALL CHILDREN TO A LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION WITH EQUAL CHANCE OF SUCCESS. THIS PROCESS SHOULD BEGIN AMONG CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AT THE AGE OF FOUR. BEGINNING IN THE FIRST GRADE, THE CURRICULUM SHOULD GIVE ALL CHILDREN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CIVIL…

A MAJOR INTENT OF THE CONSTITUTION AND ITS AMENDMENTS, TO GUARANTEE EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, OR COLOR, HAS BEEN REINFORCED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES OF MANY STATES. IN SOME STATES SUCH LAWS HAVE BEEN ON RECORD FOR THREE-QUARTERS OF A CENTURY. IN OTHER STATES THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL INTENT HAS BEEN DENIED BY…

Analyzes the fiscal implications of equal educational opportunity as they apply to the schools of New York City, by first placing the discussion in a national perspective and then turning to recent court decisions that have invalidated school finance systems as violations of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. (RJ)