Interview conversation with a female black student explodes the racial myth currently circulating in America that a large proportion of contemporary black Americans wish to separate as much as possible from white Americans, repudiating the promise of an integrated society. (Author/AM)

Tentatively concludes that the scores of integrated black students represent more realistic aspirations than do those of segregated students. (RB)

Discusses white society's reaction to the 1954 Brown decision and cites gradualism, delay, hate, fear, and distrust as the intervening problems in the creation of equal education in an integrated society. (Author/DW)

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of school districts across the nation operating under court orders to desegregate their schools. The cost of complying with these court orders runs into the hundreds of millions of dollars each year, and thousands of people are charged with overseeing the effective use of these dollars. This book is based on…

This keynote address first briefly reviews the historical nature and structure of education in Zimbabwe prior to independence. Then, the theme of the seminar (integrated education as a preparation for social development), as well as related policy issues are stated. Educational goals of the government of Zimbabwe are discussed. Concluding remarks…

The effects of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision of 1954 reached some 160 million people and had implications for about 40 percent of all school children in the United States. The impetus for social reform emanating from this decision extended beyond school children and the public school arena to the civil rights movement…

Outlines aims and program strategies for school districts to consider in attempting to cope with four problem areas associated with racial imbalance: imbalance in the black minority school population across a school district; segregation resulting from current school attendance boundaries; segregation or resegregation resulting from…

Under the stimulus of the Negro revolution of the 1960's, with its accompanying emphasis on racial identity, other ethnic groupings in America have shown signs of increasing discontent with what they regard as the submergence of their ethnic interests. Ethnic competition must give way to collaboration and coalition if their community of interests…

Considered the problem of racial attitudes and school integration as well as the interaction of parents and the schools in which their children are being educated. (RK)

Two sensitivity training retreats helped the racially divided Fairfield, New Jersey, Board adopt the New Code of Ethics and produce written policies to which all members could agree. (WM)

The computer, in the role of high speed calculator, can be a valuable tool in helping district planners evaluate different desegregation alternatives quickly, accurately. (Author)

This report of basic approaches that have worked in successful school desegregation situations contains recommendations of a national conference. The purpose of the conference was to bring together lay and professional school leaders who had experienced desegregation at the school building, school district or state level. At the school building…

This document presents the Supreme Court decision in the law suit between the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (MHDC). MHDC, a nonprofit developer contracted to purchase a tract within the boundaries of the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois in order to build racially integrated low…

Two legal problems highlighted by the DeFunis litigation are: (1) the proper role of race in undergraduate admissions; and (2) the procedure of underground graduate admissions. (Author/KE)