In order to enlarge the sample of educable mentally retarded children used in the evaluation of media at the Computer Based Project, a number of classes were transported by bus to the project site. The investigator questioned whether observed differences in manifest anxiety might affect responses to the media being evaluated. A study was made to…

This is the report of Project Concern which operated in Hartford, Connecticut in 1966. Faced with public school problems, the city decided to attempt to bus some of its inner city children to schools of the surrounding suburbs. In the process of convincing the suburban towns to participate in a cooperative education program, the project leaders…

At these hearings, the following witnesses presented testimony: Dr. Thord M. Marshall, superintendent of education, Savannah, Georgia; Dr. Elbert D. Brooks, director, Metropolitan Public Schools, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Raymond Shelton, superintendent of schools, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida; Dr. John M. Franco, superintendent of schools,…

A study was conducted during the 1964-65 school year to determine the kinds of social adaptation made by inner-city black children who were bused to two middle-class, predominantly white elementary schools and by white students new to the same schools. Two-way social adjustment ratings (from students and teachers) were obtained on about half of…

This report discusses a survey which explored the contradictory opinions of millions of Americans who support integration, but often resist one means to desegregation, busing. According to the report, two thirds of the people in this survey who say they support integration are also generally opposed to busing. The survey was designed to learn the…

A humanistic approach to a busing-pairing scheme has brought two Denver public school areas together in more ways than one. (Editor)

In a report entitled "Must We Bus? Segregated Schools and National Policy," Gary Orfield has produced one of the most exhaustive and illuminating accounts of the nation's experience with busing and the policy issues to be faced. (Author/MC)

A random sample of 600 New York City residents were interviewed by telephone in 1977 to determine the extent to which Blacks and Whites are divided over the issues of preferential treatment, racial quotas, and busing for the purpose of achieving school desegregation. (Author/MC)

In this bibliography 277 works on black education, published principally since 1968, are listed. Some problems in improving educational opportunities for blacks are outlined in the introduction. Trends in the literature and the positions of various writers in the field of black education are also criticized. (GC)

This article is a general overview of desegregation. Discussion first centers on the weakening of desegregation by federal housing programs, school board policies and opportunistic politicians, and then proceeds to the relationship of desegregation and poverty. (Author)

An important component of the school desegregation methods of Lansing, Michigan, was the Cluster Plan, which is described and evaluated in this article. (Author/AM)

Argues for seat belt installation on school buses and forced retirement of vehicles manufactured prior to 1977, when federal safety standards were upgraded to include compartmentalization features. Discredits a Transport Canada study for improper design and methodology used. Advises communities to examine research, consult experts, and visit…

In an effort to serve a broader spectrum of needs in the community, the New Castle County, Delaware, parks system has moved into new and challenging areas of human services. (SK)

While the general trend was toward greater tolerance, the moderation in attitudes among parents complying with the court order was largely confined to the more conservative parents. (Author)

Student attitudes toward current controversial problems (bussing for racial integration, legalization of abortion, and legalization of marijuana) were studied with regard to social class. The 1960 revision of the Purdue Master Attitude Scale was used. (LBH)