For ten years, 1962-1972, the writer served as assistant superintendent in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, public schools. The views expressed here are drawn from this background of experience. (Author/CB)

However difficult desegregation may have been, and however distant full integration may still be, many Southern school systems have moved far enough in that direction to realize that the past is dead, and some of them may be beginning to see total equity as an asset to be prized. (Author)

The Supreme Court will have defined a unitary school system and what has to be done to achieve it when decisions on three test cases are announced. (Author/MF)

School boards can cut transportation costs by finding out whether busing required for desegregation can be reduced, whether the district is getting all possible state transportation aid, whether owning or contracting for vehicles is cheaper, whether bus routes are economical, and whether joint transportation programs with neighboring districts can…

Discusses management issues surrounding school busing operations within the context of tightening budgets while simultaneously serving the growing number of students with special needs. The debate on bus use for advertising is highlighted. (GR)

Presents the opinions of four transportation experts on issues related to school buses. The experts respond to the following questions: will advertisements placed on buses be used to generate district revenue; will compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas become standard fuel for school buses; and will school bus seat belts be mandatory and…

This guide is designed to assist fiscal policy team members in assessing current standards and practices of school transportation systems in relation to the total school program. Team members should read the guide independently to determine their own familiarity with requirements essential to school transportation operation. An introductory…

A study of areawide school desegregation in Duval County, Florida, during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 school years suggests that suburban diffusion of the white population, with the resulting necessity for cross-busing between central cities and suburbs, does not in itself constitute a barrier to consolidated desegregation planning. (Author/JG)

Despite what a study indicated, one school district found that operating its own fleet of buses was cheaper and better than contracting for service with the local transit company. (Author/IRT)