Describes the situation created by busing in Milwaukee's public schools. The rise of support for school choice developed out of the failure of busing, which was Milwaukee's solution to school problems. Wisconsin now has a private-school voucher law. Busing has been less onerous since the city was divided into five zones from which parents of…

The effects of cuts in the federal education budget during the Reagan Administration and the outlook for the future for education programs during the next 4 years are discussed in this speech by a U. S. Senator. The current status of the following programs is compared to their status in 1980: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, bilingual education, vocational…

Lau vs Nichols is a 1974 Supreme Court decision which charged that the San Francisco Unified School District had denied equal educational opportunity to non-English-speaking students by failing to provide them with any special language instruction. The court decision was based on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which provides against…

Issues concerning white students at the historically or predominantly black colleges are identified, along with related studies. Although some educators projected that the funding of traditionally black colleges and universities (TECU's) would increase in proportion to the white presence, it is claimed that state, federal, and philanthropic funds…

Discusses the history of school desegregation efforts in Chicago from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the present. Suggests that the concept of "uniform incorporation" of all citizens in society is being replaced by the goal of "egalitarian pluralism" (Pierre van den Berghe's categories) by Chicago's Black and Hispanic leaders.…

On April 10, 1994, The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University's School of Education sponsored its third conference on the impact of the famous "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" decision. Fourteen discussion groups analyzed the following questions: What was the promise of "Brown," and has that…

This paper presents two articles which deal with school desegregation. Ronald D. Henderson and Mary von Euler review research on the topic and discuss the benefits of early desegregation, changes in the school that facilitate the process, long-term gains for minority youth in desegregated schools, and the role of faculty, staff, the courts, and…

Examines the dilemma faced by black leaders who accepted delays in the full implementation of Brown v Board of Education to ensure that its mandates would be accomplished through additional litigation. It explores changing policy in school desegregation litigation, desegregation guidelines, new legal statutes and desegregation, and what the future…

This response to Lino Graglia (HE 530 289) reviews the history of opposition to affirmative action for minority groups; notes early efforts of law schools to avoid desegregation requirements; reports persistent low enrollments of African-American students in law schools; and recommends that law schools undergird admissions policy with…

Analyzes the "The Miseducation of the Negro" by Carter G. Woodson (1977) particularly in light of the recent debate over multicultural education. Argues that Woodson's work is Afrocentric and favors a multicultural education and that his work is an important part of centuries and decades of resistance by African Americans. (JB)

Includes an historical overview of reading textbooks, a discussion of some procedures used by publishers to eliminate textbook bias, an analysis of a popular Houghton-Mifflin reading series (for grades 1-3), and a proposed statement of the rights of children to unbiased textbooks. (Author/GC)

Assesses the legacy of Brown v Board of Education and suggests the role and impact of this ruling on the future of American education and society at large. It concludes with a discussion of the lessons that school officials and advocates of integration and educational equality should keep in mind in their planning for the 21st century. (GR)

The Secretary of Education discusses gains made since Brown versus Board of Education ruling and recognizes much work still to be done. Presents five core building blocks for encouraging excellence and equality for all children: high standards; using traditional civil rights tools; using creative mechanisms encouraging excellence and diversity;…

This paper examines the link between the limited numbers of minority faculty in higher education and the availability of minority targeted scholarship programs. Two court cases are focused on: (1) U.S. & Ayers v. Fordice, a Mississippi higher education desegregation case, decided and remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1992; and (2)…

This collection of essays, condensed from papers presented at a meeting organized by UNICEF's International Child Development Centre on"Discrimination against Children and Families of Minority Groups and Indigenous Peoples," (Florence, Italy, February 1994) focuses on discriminatory situations of indigenous and minority groups.…