THE BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS IN 1956 ADOPTED AS SCHOOL POLICY THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON SEGREGATION. THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAS BEEN THE EFFECT OF THESE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND (2) THE REASONS FOR FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE IDEALS OF THE LAW AND SCHOOL POLICY. A DESEGREGATED SCHOOL WAS DEFINED AS ONE…

The data presented in this article suggest that recent migration patterns are contributing much less to white flight than has been suggested by many previous investigators. Differences in segregation between cities are more closely related to birth rate differentials than they are to white flight. (Author/AM)

Traces the history of the United States Supreme Court "Brown v. Board of Education" decision that overturned 58 years of the infamous "separate but equal doctrine" confirmed in "Plessy v. Ferguson." (MLF)

This collection of papers focuses on how to overcome challenges related to economic and racial school segregation through public school choice. The first section presents "Report of the Task Force" (the importance of school integration, overcoming challenges to integration, and case studies in integration). It also includes additional comments by…

The 1954 Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. Board of Education" brought a legal (though hardly political or social) end to the practice of segregated education in the United States, and has accurately been described as both a major legal victory for the civil rights movement and as a precursor to other battles that were still to be…

Sociometric questionnaires were administered to all pupils in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in an elementary school in February 1970, again in June 1970, and again to fifth and sixth grade pupils in February 1971. Results indicate that a relatively low proportion of minority members (black or white) to be most effective in improving…

A sixteen-item sociometric device was administered to 160 children in Grades K-4 in integrated open classrooms. Results show that race is an important factor in determining sociometric choices even if their classrooms are integrated in relatively equal proportions. (Author/SB)

An examination of the history of the American Federation of Teachers which explores its relationship to school integration and teacher distribution as well as its militant role in civil rights activities and social welfare policies. (JM)

Analyzes how the Latino identity has been socially constructed inside ever-changing concepts of race and ethnicity and within the black-white binary, reviewing the history of Latino school segregation and resistance to that segregation through litigation; examining the contemporary framework for school desegregation; and proposing various measures…

Fifty years ago, on 17 May 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled in "Brown v. Board of Education" that the "separate but equal" doctrine that had effectively legalized "educational apartheid" some 58 years earlier deprived racially segregated children of the equal protection of laws guaranteed by the fourteenth…

In the wake of both the end of court-ordered school desegregation and the growing popularity of accountability as a mechanism to maximize student achievement, the authors explore the association between racial segregation and the percentage of students passing high-stakes tests in Florida's schools. Results suggest that segregation matters in…

Racial segregation is contrary to the basic tenets of the Judaic Christian faith. When educational systems segregate children on the basis of race, a moral imperative exists to correct such situations. There is a need for churches and congregations to go beyond Constitutional and legal requirements and to address school desegregation as a moral…

This article provides a broad view of the problems of metropolitan area schools and society, with emphasis on problems associated with the growth of racial and socioeconomic segregation in some parts of the metropolitan area. (Author)

Attempts to answer the question: Why under the Freedom of Choice plans of school integration did so few black parents decide in favor of integration and then continue to enroll their children in segregated, black public schools? (RJ)