This address outlined many of the problems confronting urban education. Listed as needs which are important prerequisites were such imperatives as adequate financing, changing attitudes, innovation, equalization of opportunities for the disadvantaged, and preparation and retraining of teachers. The author gave recognition to the attention in the…

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF DESEGREGATION IN THE NEVADA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HISTORICALLY, THE INDIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENCROACHING CULTURE OF THE WHITE MAN AND LITTLE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ENCULTURATE HIM. HE BECAME AN OBJECT OF SUBJUGATION AND EXPLOITATION. AS LATE AS 1930, THE INDIAN DID NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY OR THE NEED TO…

This report outlines the history of desegregation in South African schools and explores the continuing strains arising from the process. It focuses on integration in the context of the various school models used in the country. The text describes how segregated education became institutionalized after the National Party came to power in 1948 and…

The only minority member of the Los Angeles Board of Education answers questions concerning problems encountered in desegregating Los Angeles schools. Available from: P.O. Box 41048, Los Angeles, CA 90041. (CM)

Explores the most-effective type of desegregation plan for the reduction of segregation in public schools by using a choice-assignment continuum for 20 plans to account for variation in desegregation orders. Plans the rely on assignment reduce the level of desegregation more than do choice plans. (SLD)

Reviews plans to desegregate schools in Dayton, Ohio, highlighting liberal cross-town busing plans and conservative plans for science centers. Efforts to desegregate Catholic schools by abolishing parish boundaries and establishing black-white encounter groups failed; so did an "alternative" Episcopal school's individualized instruction…

This study evaluates the initial effect of Washington, D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities that District students have to attend integrated schools. The OSP is a federally sponsored school voucher program that provides vouchers worth up to $7,500 for an…

This paper discusses an area of potential research dealing with the role of the school principal as change agent in the school desegregation process. The principal is a key figure in the success or failure of school desegregation. He or she holds the middle position between the school and larger community forces. His position affords him a broader…

This report consists of: (1) a description of role stereotyping and its effects on public instruction; and (2) guidelines and resources for the development of a plan to combat role stereotyping. Appendices include numerous sample forms and questionnaires, recommendations, checklists, and evaluation guidelines that might be used in an action plan…

Provides an archival analysis of the relationship between the NAACP and its progeny, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., in their joint battle to end segregation in the United States, especially in its public schools. Legal efforts targeting NAACP operations in the aftermath of Brown are examined. (GR)

Examines the potential impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the struggle initiated by Brown, namely, that of freeing the nation's schools and educational work places from the effects of racial discrimination. It also discusses the major components of the ADA and offers policy guidelines for implementing the ADA in schools and…

Integrated schools are often either touted as a must to foster cross-cultural connections and greater racial understanding, or regarded as unnecessary social engineering in an increasingly diverse America. This article reports on a five-year study, released in March 2004, titled "How Desegregation Changed Us: The Effects of Racially Mixed…

To date, Ohio has not developed a systematic program for ensuring equal educational opportunity. In this paper options available for state policy which would bring about such a program are considered. Information is presented about the legal premises behind desegregation. Legal alternatives to the courts, as well as legal decisions regarding…

This report of a conference on "Desegration without Turmoil" describes the community organization and public information efforts that preceded the implementation of government ordered school integration in cities where this transition was accomplished peacefully. It is the position of the participants in the conference that peaceful desegration in…

June 1975 marks the end of the fourth year of court-ordered busing for desegregation of the Pontiac Public schools. At the end of each year of busing, a survey of parents of students in the affected grades is conducted with the purpose of assessing parental attitudes about the busing plan, their perceptions of their children's education, and for…