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McDermott, Kathryn A.; DeBray, Elizabeth; Frankenberg, Erica – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District #1" (PICS) that school districts not currently under court order for racial desegregation could not, under most circumstances, use race as a criterion for assigning students to schools. Purpose: In this…
Descriptors: Racial Integration, Race, Political Influences, School Districts
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Frey, Andy; Wilson, Michael – Children & Schools, 2009
Last summer, the Supreme Court declared voluntary student assignment plans to racially integrate the public schools in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seattle, Washington, unconstitutional by a 5-4 majority. This was a landmark ruling for public school integration and civil rights; the "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Court Litigation
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Armor, David J.; O'Neill, Stephanie Duck – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: In most judicial and social science debates about school desegregation, it is usually assumed that educational and social benefits, if significant, help establish a compelling purpose for school desegregation plans. Less thought has been given to whether the degree of benefits should factor into whether a plan is narrowly…
Descriptors: African American Students, Social Science Research, Desegregation Plans, Magnet Schools