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African American Reaction to Lafayette Parish School Desegregation Order: From Delight to Disenchantment.
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Caldas, Stephen J.; Growe, Roslin; Bankston, Carl L., III – Journal of Negro Education, 2002
Surveyed middle to upper middle class African Americans at three times following a 2000 court decision to desegregate schools in Louisiana's Lafayette Parish. Results indicated that although reactions were initially largely positive, these reactions turned negative after the reality of implementation (e.g., closing of black schools, busing of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Test Scores in New Castle County, DE.--Before and After Busing.
D'Onofrio, William D., Comp. – 1983
This analysis compares student test scores before and after school busing in New Castle County, Delaware, in an attempt to see if busing to achieve racial balance reduces the achievement gap between black and white students. School authorities pre-tested students with the California Achievement Test (CAT) in 1978-79, the first year of busing, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Record 14 Fayette County Schools Assigned over 30 Percent Black Students 1986-87. Black Teachers Fall to Nine-Year Low of 187; Two Black Administrators Added.
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Louisville. – 1987
This report examines the desegregation of students, teachers, and administrators in the Fayette County (Kentucky) Public Schools for the 1986-87 school year. It is based on counts of students and professional personnel made in September 1986. Findings show that racial polarization is intensifying in the Fayette County schools. More blacks and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Change Strategies, Educational Environment
Inner-County Boundary Adjustments Pull Nearly all Schools within Guidelines 1986-87: Percentage of Black Teachers Unchanged, but Number Up; No Black Football and Basketball Coaches at Four Schools, Few Whites at Formerly-Black Schools.
Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Louisville. – 1987
School officials, civil rights advocates, and students and parents deserve praise for the success the Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public Schools integration program has had in placing almost all schools within the enrollment guidelines for the 1986-87 school year for the first time since school desegregation began. Recommendations made for…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Change Strategies, Educational Environment
The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost across the Boundary Line.
Eaton, Susan E. – 2001
This book examines a long-running voluntary desegregation program in Boston as a model of the long-range benefits and present-day challenges of integrating America's schools. The book presents interviews with program participants who are now adults and recounts their struggles and achievements. It explores the ways in which the Metropolitan…
Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Plans, Educational History
School Desegregation in Providence, Rhode Island. A Staff Report.
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Abeyta, Emilio – 1977
This report reviews the history of school desegregation in Providence, analyzes the role of various individuals and groups in the desegregation process, and discusses the community's response. Background information on Providence is given in terms of government, population shifts, school enrollment, and school restructuring. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, Busing, Community Attitudes