In 1976 a federal district court found the entire Milwaukee Public Schools unconstitutionally segregated. The history of the desegregation of this school district is presented with an extensive discussion of the implications of the desegregation planning for the facilities planners involved. Includes a discussion of the specialty school concept.…

Reviews the history of court ordered desegregation of schools. Includes three guidelines defining the implications for facility planners: separate but equal is inherently unequal, the scope of remedies will be in proportion to the extent of constitutional violation, and states will be mandated to finance (partially or completely) capital…

Describes how Prince George's County Public Schools developed one of the first voluntary desegregation programs in the country. The developmental stages of the program's beginning in 1985 were ahead of schedule; as a result, they have accelerated the program in 1986 and added new specialty schools. (MD)