The number of school districts with socioeconomic integration plans has more than doubled in the past decade and the sophistication of such plans has increased. The nine district case studies from across the United States profiled in this report provide valuable lessons for school integration efforts: (1) When socioeconomic diversity policies are…

This study analyzed data from year 1 of Project Choice, Connecticut's response to Sheff v. O'Neill, a 1989 school desegregation lawsuit. Project Choice is an interdistrict transfer program modeled on a program that began in Hartford in 1966. It allows suburban children to attend urban schools. For each child participating, the district where the…

Connecticut Governor Lowell P. Weicker recently assumed state responsibility for ending racial and economic segregation in suburban and inner-city schools through cooperative, comprehensive five-year planning efforts. Most substantial gains for minority students occur when desegregation plans are metropolitan or countywide. Efforts to combine…