For more than a century, urban public schools have provided economic opportunities through education to some of the nation's largest, most diverse, and neediest populations. By embracing these challenges, our nation's urban schools have provided the know-how and backbone upon which our cities have grown and thrived. In this report, the Council of…

The economic crisis has had--and will continue to have--a dramatic effect on tax revenue and education spending throughout the United States and beyond. Yet children still show up for school every day in need of an education. In times like these, educators and school business managers must be as committed as ever to providing it. The economic…

Examines issues concerning outsourcing student transportation services: cost; management needs and capabilities; goals; and politics. Critical areas of transportation management are highlighted such as personnel management, student management and discipline, risk management, fleet analysis, and routing and scheduling. (GR)

PRESENTED IS A REPORT ON WHAT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND 15 OTHER CITIES HAVING MORE THAN A 300,000 POPULATION ARE DOING WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF BUS TRANSPORTATION IN RELIEVING OVERCROWDEDNESS RELATIVE TO THE PROCESS OF DESEGREGATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE REPORT CONTAINS FOUR SECTIONS--(1) BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF BUS…

A documentation of racism in Boston and New England schools from colonial times to the present, coupled with a plea for black people to continue their struggle against white supremacy and for educational equality. (EH)

This is an historical study of the attempts to achieve racial balance in the public schools of Utica, New York between 1963 and 1975. The methodology of the study is basically historical and also uses participant observation. The overriding issue in the attempt to develop a racial balance plan was the controversy over forced busing. The study…

Text of a formal statement the author made before the Minnesota State Board of Education. He testified concerning the conversion of the South Carolina public school system from a dual to a unitary one. (DM)

Summarizes the ruling made on April 28, 1971 by U. S. District Court Judge Stanley A. Weigel relating to the San Francisco School Segregation case. The judge applied a Supreme Court ruling designed for Southern segregated schools to a non-Southern school for the first time. (DM)

Findings from the ninth annual Gallup Poll of the public's attitudes toward the public schools are exerpted. (JD)

This paper presents a study on how the South Carolina school site selection process can affect the quality of the students' experience and access to their schools. Focusing on students options for getting to school, e.g., hazards that prevent students from walking to school and the size of school sites that place schools on the edge of…

Examines answers to the questions most frequently asked about insurance by school boards and administrators. Discusses the kinds of insurance available and their uses, the outside use of schools, bus contracts, accident athletic insurance, special fire insurance, car insurance, and insurance for school board members. (AUTHOR/DN)

To determine the effects of busing, this study compared 1971/72 enrollments in the public schools in Kalamazoo and Pontiac, Michigan with enrollment size and trends between 1966 and 1970. (Author/SF)

Examines the educational implications of two positions of academic moral philosophy--that of liberty versus equality, with particular focus on school finance and school desegregation. (Author/AM)

Discusses management issues surrounding school busing operations within the context of tightening budgets while simultaneously serving the growing number of students with special needs. The debate on bus use for advertising is highlighted. (GR)

Presents the opinions of four transportation experts on issues related to school buses. The experts respond to the following questions: will advertisements placed on buses be used to generate district revenue; will compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas become standard fuel for school buses; and will school bus seat belts be mandatory and…