Most white parents in 1966 liked the idea of the neighborhood school, most saw its main advantages in terms of convenience or possibly child-rearing amenity, and most visualized the school neighborhood as being a half-dozen blocks away from their homes. (Author)

For the past six years, Los Angeles County Office of Education (California) has used a state-of-the-art computerized transportation management system that produces $2 million annual net savings and provides prompt, accurate bus service for students, parents, and teachers. This article details routing and scheduling programs used. Includes seven…

One of the central figures in the development of the rationale which serves as the basis for desegregation is James Coleman. Examines his latest research in desegregation and his policy recommendations. (Author/RK)

In February 2000, the National Center for Homeless Education convened 25 experts to examine issues pertaining to the transportation of homeless students in a move to ensure their access to education. In a variety of presentations and discussions, participants examined and analyzed the complex issues surrounding transporting homeless students. The…

Scholars who agree on a list of conclusions from past integration studies disagree on three central issues: (1) the size of the positive educational impact of desegregation; (2) the psychological effects of desegregation; and, (3) what the proper governmental response to the existing evidence about busing should be. (JM)

The first of the two parts of this article analyzes the overall situation preceding the desegregation on January 23, 1973 of the school system of Prince Georges County, Maryland; the second part is an interview with Mrs. Greta Henry, the principal in a black school. (JM)

Reports a study comparing the effectiveness of projects representative of compensatory, busing, and non-compensatory programs for inner-city students. (Author/JM)

Describes judicial actions concerning two recent changes of significance to educational control and finance--the consolidation of urban and suburban school districts, and the busing of elementary pupils away from their neighborhood schools. Explains how the lines of action taken go contrary to well known and well accepted findings of political…

Based on speech presented at the National Policy Conference on Education for Blacks in Washington, D.C., Spring, 1972. (FF)

Defines the concept of comprehensive high school, reviews the inadequac

Sources of information concerning the place busing takes within the framework of the public school desegration problem are listed, some items are annotated. (75 references) (NH)