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The Public Schools and the Challenge of The Supreme Court's Integration Decision
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Wells, Amy Stuart; Frankenberg, Erica – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
This past June, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court declared integration plans in Louisville and Seattle unconstitutional because of their focus on race as one factor in assigning students to schools. The Court's ruling in the "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1" and "Meredith v. Jefferson…
Descriptors: School Districts, Court Litigation, Student Placement, Student Diversity
A District Where Everyone's on the Advanced Track
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Riley, Michael N. – School Administrator, 2006
As a superintendent of the Bellevue School District, the author discusses the Bellevue School District's curriculum and its ongoing development. The mission of the Bellevue School District is to give every student the kind of education traditionally reserved for America's elite class or, stated another way, to give every student a first-rate,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, High Schools, Curriculum Development
"Toward the Year 2000." An Examination and Discussion of Critical Multicultural Education Issues and Strategies Related to Washington State's Preparation for Entry into the 21st Century and Its Increasing Multi-Ethnic Population.
Washington Education Association, Seattle. – 1983
In February 1983, a symposium was held to ensure that multicultural and equity education issues are not left unattended in Washington State's public schools as new educational challenges present themselves. Participants were 80 individuals representing a cross section of geographic areas, ethnic groups, and key professions from 21 different school…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Computers, Cultural Pluralism