Discusses the positive and negative consequences of school desegregation in Boston, and focuses particularly on the role of Judge Arthur Garrity. Asserts that, however much desegregation created racial imbalances by encouraging White flight, it has led to the establishment of a school system in which quality and equality can finally exist. (KH)

When the Norfolk, VA, school board voted to end mandatory busing to achieve racial integration, questions on the following issues were raised: (1) civil rights; (2) the property-based school tax system; and (3) impact on educational quality. (LHW)