The contents of this compilation of information on desegregation activities in Philadelphia, funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 405, are organized in 11 parts, as follows: (1) Introduction, (2) Description of School District of Philadelphia, (3) Housing Patterns as a Factor in Desegregation, (4) Map Depicting Racial Distribution by Planning Districts, (5) Desegregation Terms, (6) Data Required for Desegregation Plans, (7) Desegregation Techniques, (8) Desegregation in Ten Cities: Profiles, (9) Checklist for Completed Desegregation Plans, (10) Organizations Offering Technical Assistance or Information on Desegregation, and (11) Desegregation Planning and Implementation: Funding. Also included are nine appendixes: (1) Guidelines for Desegregation, (2) Elements of a Desegregation Plan, (3) Chronology of Interaction Between the Philadelphia School District and the Courts, (4) Policies on Non-Discrimination of the Philadelphia School District, (5) Court Findings Relevant to Desegregation in Pennsylvania, (6) Excerpts from the Philadelphia Story, (7) Community Affairs Program, (8) Implementing School Desegregation: a Bibliography, and (9) News Articles Relating to Desegregation. (JM)