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Fair, Paul – Theory Into Practice, 1978
Twenty years after the first turmoil of desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, the school system is now thriving and providing quality education to all students. (MJB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Educational Change

Jackson, Barbara L. – Theory Into Practice, 1978
An outline of political, social, and historical conditions of Atlanta provides a context for viewing that city's school system today. An examination of trends in desegregation and in rising white enrollment seem to indicate that confidence in the public school system is rising. (MJB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Educational Change

Smith, Joshua – Theory Into Practice, 1978
A detailed account is given of the school desegregation struggle in Boston, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. (MJB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Demonstrations (Civil)