In a recent ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court in "Parents v. Seattle" (Parents Involved, 2007) determined that race cannot be the sole factor in the assignment of children to public schools. The court also identified the conditions which would justify the use of race in assigning children to schools. In this article we (a) provide a…

The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Neighborhood Schools Initiative (NSI) appears to be making incremental progress towards its twin goals of increasing neighborhood capacity and reducing busing, although results are mixed in this 2002-2003 report, the third year of NSI implementation. Reported findings include: (1) Thirty-nine percent of all…

Reviews three books detailing school desegregation from 1954 to 1995, what the 1990s have in them that is at once old and new, and what the coming century may bring. These books explore the problem of educational inequalities and discuss efforts toward eliminating racial and ethnic discrimination. (GR)

Presents a discussion in which conventional wisdom is challenged on the subject of school desegregation. Among the topics is whether school desegregation is dying or dead, whether the general public wants school desegregation, and whether desegregation has improved schools or is a failed policy. (GR)

Presents a review of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on school desegregation (since "Plessy v. Ferguson" in 1896) to assess the law's evolution over the past 100 years. Findings reveal that the Supreme Court has been responsible for both reinforcing the U.S. system of apartheid and for dismantling it. Changes in the law since the Brown…

The transfer of students between city and suburban schools is a matter of debate. Includes comments from two Minnesota superintendents, a school board chairman, and a former school administrator. (MLF)

This report notes that the Jefferson County, Kentucky, school system has failed to implement the 1975 Court-ordered desegregation plan. Data supplied by the Board of Education and data taken from previous state Human Rights Commission reports demonstrate that Jefferson County schools continue to manifest racial imbalance among students, faculty…

Included in this document are: (1) definitions of the terms "desegregation,""metropolitan" or "multi-district plans,""non-compliance,""non-conformance,""racial composition," and "school authority"; (2) desegregation report and conformity requirements; (3) details of a corrective…

This analysis of the relationship between percent Black enrollment and White enrollment change focuses on 60 districts and about 1,600 schools in the South. Higher percent Black enrollments are found to be associated with the rate of White withdrawal at both the district and the school levels. (Author/MC)

The St. Paul, Minnesota, School Board proposes a plan to explore a voluntary metropolitan desegregation program. Addresses the widespread fear of, and opposition to, school desegregation and makes recommendations for metropolitan desegregation. (MLF)

How should society balance the needs of the common culture against the needs of particular groups? Is it possible to have an American community that is both integrated and pluralistic? Article considers these questions as they relate to the position of black citizens and students. (Author/RK)

Pros and cons of the controversial voucher plan now being tried in the United States. (Author/MM)

Summarized in this paper is an examination of district segregation, the concentration of racial and ethnic minority group students in individual buildings within Michigan school districts. State, district, and building are used as units of analysis in showing the extent of racial segregation in Michigan public schools. (EB)

In 1954, in the "Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka" decision, the United States Supreme Court declared that "to separate [black children] from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in…