For this report, the first of a series, the National School Desegregation Research Project obtained federal data for the 1984-85 school year, which show a substantial change in the racial composition of American's public schools since 1968, when data were first collected. The white majority is shrinking, due to a large decline in fertility and a…

This paper describes several differences between Anglo American children and their Hispanic and American Indian counterparts. The growth of the U.S. ethnic population is described, along with some implications for policymakers and educators in Montana and other affected states. According to census figures, the population of American Indians…