This National Conference on Race and Education, focussed on equal educational opportunities and stressed action rather than research or theoretical discussion. The 600 conference participants included educational administrators, school board members, civil rights leaders, government officials, university scholars, high school students, parents,…

In 1968, a determination that de facto segregation was present in the Erie, Pennsylvania School System was made. This was made on the basis that there were six schools having an 80% or more black student population. These schools were located in black areas. There were also 16 schools with an 80% or more white student population located in white…

In this paper, the author analyzes what has happened since 1954 in the area of school integration and suggests what he feels are appropriate policies for the future. He identifies two major changes that have affected school integration since 1954--a change in residential patterns that has increased segregation in recent years, and a change in the…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop and implement a pilot project combining school and public transit services in Marin County, California. To accomplish this aim, it was necessary to gain approval from several public agencies, obtain funds to finance part of the study, gather and analyze data on school transportation and public transit…

This detailed report and analysis of school bus transportation in Indiana is divided into the following topics: transportation policies; bus utilization; the bus driver and his terms of employment; bus ownership; insurance, storage, maintenance, and fuel costs; bus ownership and costs; and the transportation director. A strong case is made for…

A method is presented by which decision makers may establish priorities for the collection of data to be used as input to the decision-making process. It is assumed that the experience, intuition, and previously collected data will influence the decision, as will the constraints of design, and the audience to whom the particular decision is…

Evaluated is the first year of operation of a program of educational bus trips to provide enrichment of New York City children in parochial elementary schools. Funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I, the project used buses provided by the Board of Education. Appraisal of the program was based on interviews with the…

The factor of metropolitanism affects both the issues of desegregation and decentralization of public school systems. Metropolitanism will encourage social integration in two ways: (1) busing of inner city Negro students to suburban schools, and (2) development of open housing sentiments in the suburbs. The growth rate of non-whites in the suburbs…

This report summarizes the findings of the 1969-70 evaluation of Project Follow Through in Wichita, Kansas. In the first year of the program, 186 Head Start graduates were bused from low income residential areas to four elementary schools located on the periphery of the city. The receiving schools varied in socioeconomic status of pupils from…

The sixth full year of Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act programs in Wichita, Kansas has just been completed. As in previous years, the major thrust of Title I or Project SPEEDY (Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth) has been in the area of corrective reading and other programs designed to promote language…

In order to investigate the interaction of cost, quality, and efficiency in the provision of educational services in rural Nevada, synthetic cost functions were developed using a linear programming transportation model to identify optimal school district organization. Optimal school district organization was defined for specific levels of…

Part of a series of reports based on descriptive information on more than 9,000 special education students derived from the Special Education Expenditure Project data for the 1999-2000 school year, this report provides information on spending for transportation services for students with disabilities. Major findings include: (1) during the…

Providing transportation to children younger than kindergarten age has become more common for public school districts, and school personnel are unsure as to the rules, guidelines, and best practices that apply to the youngest school bus passengers. This document outlines the current Illinois requirements regarding the transportation of very young…

Discusses the substance and implications of the recent United States Supreme Court decisions on two cases considered jointly: School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia, et al. vs. State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia et al.; and Carolyn Bradley et al. vs. State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia et al. (JM)

The school bus plays a central role in helping this country achieve its social and educational goals. (Author)