"From the Courtroom to the Classroom" examines recent developments pertaining to school desegregation in the United States. As the editors note, it comes at a time marked by a "general downplaying of race and ethnicity as criteria for the allocation of public resources, as well as a weakening of the political forces that support…

"Charter Schools in Eight States" uses longitudinal data from eight states to evaluate the effects of charter schools on achievement, attainment, integration, and competition. The findings are mixed. "Achievement": The study examines seven jurisdictions and finds insignificant effects on reading and math performance in five,…

The author discusses his experiences teaching in a newly integrated Boston middle school. He relates his encounters with interracial conflicts and various crises in his classroom, and explains methods he used to improve the human relationships in his classroom and to explore racial differences in a constructive manner.

Consists of 8 articles entitled: (1) Winners and Losers; (2) What the Statistics Say; (3) Northern Integration; (4) Massive Resistance Northern Style; (5) The Case of New York City; (6) As the Students See It; (7) Mississippi Conversations; (8) Reflections on the Past Twenty Years. Each deals with the aftermath of Brown vs. the Board of Education.…

This document presents the Supreme Court decision on the legal suit between the Austin Independent School District and the United States. It is a response to the school system's petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit. The Court of Appeals had ruled that extensive cross-town transportation was…

Negro and Caucasian secondary school counselors from the school districts of North Florida and South Georgia were given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of each other's race. The counselors were provided with actual experience, through interracial group processes, that enabled them to increase their skills in communicating with persons of…

This report describes a training institute for staff members of school systems with multicultural schools. Eighty members of the professional staffs of the Memphis City and Shelby County School Systems participated in the institute. The program was designed to relate to multicultural schools, school desegregation, and culturally disadvantaged…

Suggestions for resolving inequities in single or multiple minority school districts are offered. It is urged that instructionally effective minority schools should be disturbed only to the extent necessary to eliminate discriminatory pupil placement. (MJB)

In 1976 a federal district court found the entire Milwaukee Public Schools unconstitutionally segregated. The history of the desegregation of this school district is presented with an extensive discussion of the implications of the desegregation planning for the facilities planners involved. Includes a discussion of the specialty school concept.…

Describes Black participation in the history, governance, and activities of the United Automobile Workers Union. Calls for organized labor in general to support more actively equal employment for Blacks and to make a greater commitment to economic equality and progress. (GC)

The discussions arising from a biracial seminar for teachers, counselors and administrators about to be involved in the desegregation of a large school system are reported in this article. The five, three-hour sessions included discussions on problems in intergroup relations, human relationships and school desegregation. (JC)

The curricular programs which characterize our schools at every level tended to remain mono-cultural, mono-racial, and mono-ethnic. (Author)

Study of fifty organizations indicates an increasing concern for racial equality at meetings and other sectors of professional exchange. At the same time, blacks themselves are taking more active roles. (DM)

There should be a meaningful discussion on the importance of awareness of group sensitivities if children are to be worked with effectively. It is obvious that social consciousness is changing radically in these volatile times. This article reviews some of the significant changes. (Author/NH)