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Peer reviewedVergon, Charles B. – Journal of Negro Education, 1994
Assesses the legacy of Brown v Board of Education and suggests the role and impact of this ruling on the future of American education and society at large. It concludes with a discussion of the lessons that school officials and advocates of integration and educational equality should keep in mind in their planning for the 21st century. (GR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Direct linkNeckerman, Kathryn M. – University of Chicago Press, 2007
The problems commonly associated with inner-city schools were not nearly as pervasive a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In "Schools Betrayed", her innovative history of race and urban education, Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to…
Descriptors: African American Children, African American Community, Academic Failure, Outcomes of Education
Download full textLee, Chungmei – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, 2006
The Denver Public Schools (DPS) provide a unique opportunity to study the dynamics of school segregation within the context of rapid demographic changes and key policy changes. This paper, the first of two reports, focuses on the dynamics of segregation, demographic changes, and implications for graduation rates in the Denver Public Schools. It…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Hispanic American Students, Public Schools, Graduation Rate
Korris, Steven J. – 1994
This 1994 report presents findings on Madison Metropolitan School District's dual system of education for White and African American students. Among the study's findings are the following: (1) African American dropouts outnumbered African American graduates; (2) students from low-income families scored higher on standard tests than African…
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Rodgers, Harrell R., Jr.; Bullock, Charles S., III – 1976
This volume is a study of individual behavior manifested in the desegregation process of 31 Georgia school districts from 1965 to 1974. Major objectives of the study are to glean insight into the variables that determine whether school officials involved would comply with the law and to assess the impact of Federal desegregation guidelines. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Change Agents, Community Attitudes
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1970
The material included in this report describes a plan which the Center for Urban Education developed and which Research for Better Schools, Inc., submitted to the Harrisburg City School District Board. The major purpose of the report was to promote open discussion of educational excellence, racial balance, equity, stability, and economy at many…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Walden, Charles – 1972
This is a report on the failure of the desegregation plan adopted by the Louisville Board of Education in 1956 but never modified to meet changing conditions. The analysis, by staff members of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, is based on statistical data supplied by the Board of Education for the years 1955 through 1971. Findings include…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Plans, Educational Policy, Elementary Schools
HARLEM PARENTS COMMITTEE – 1966
IN REVIEWING THE PROGRESS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMISSION ON SCHOOL INTEGRATION, THE HARLEM PARENTS COMMITTEE, WHICH FEELS THAT A RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IS NECESSARY FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, FINDS THAT THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT ADEQUATELY. THE BOARD'S PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP QUALITY EDUCATION ARE STILL…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Educational Facilities, Educational Programs, Minority Groups
Ohio Education Association, Columbus. Instruction and Professional Development Div.
This handbook provides a step-by-step approach for school systems to guide them in dealing with some of the more complex issues where desegregation and the development of plans is concerned. The legal implications of desegregation and factors necessitating affirmative action are discussed. An outline is given for organizing a task force on…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Hoke, K. J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1916
The progress of children through the grades of the public schools and the stage of advancement at which they quit school are matters of great educational and economic importance, and enlist the interest of both school officers and taxpayers. If many children fail to accomplish any part of the work of the school in the time prescribed, it may be…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Elementary Schools, Grade Repetition, Student Promotion
Yancey, William L.; Saporito, Salvatore J. – 1995
This paper describes the results of research examining the racial and socioeconomic segregation of public schools in two very different cities, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Houston (Texas). Factors that explain the degree of racial and economic segregation and the consequences of this segregation for student academic achievement were examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Inner City
North Carolina Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1991
This summary report examines ability grouping and its possible use for in-school segregation in the North Carolina public schools. The report describes the development of concerns among minority parents about the placement of minority children in special education and low-ability classes and the investigation into the issue by a forum of six…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Advisory Committees, Black Students, Civil Rights
McKelvey, Troy V.; Swanson, Austin D. – 1967
This report on an Institute for school administrators in Buffalo, New York, focuses on the problems of urban school administration. The Institute was held during the summer of 1967 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The State University, the Buffalo Public Schools, and several suburban schools came together in order to enhance the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Black Community, Community Action, Disadvantaged Youth
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1970
This document is the text of the brief for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, October 1970. The statement of the motion to file brief is followed by the brief and argument comprising (1) the present state of the law; (2) the "root and branch" of the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bus Transportation, Community Schools, Court Litigation
Bjorklund, Anders; Clark, Melissa A.; Edin, Per-Anders; Fredriksson, Peter; Krueger, Alan B. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2006
A large central government providing numerous public services has long been a hallmark of Swedish society, which is also well-known for its pursuit of equality. Yet in the 1990s, Sweden moved away from this tradition in education, introducing market-oriented reforms that decentralized authority over public schools and encouraged competition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Commercialization, Program Evaluation, Administrative Organization
