As desegregation alternatives to busing are explored in the Dallas school district, educational equity remains a priority. Components and goals of the Dallas educational equity plan are presented in this address. The two most consistent challenges are recruiting minority staff and getting white students to attend schools in predominantly minority areas. A major feature of the school district plan is a controlled choice policy, of which special K-6 learning centers are a part. The ways in which the Pearl C. Anderson learning center (Dallas, Texas) recruited students and created special programs are discussed. The learning center's success is attributed to shared organizational purpose, an emphasis on positive individual experience, enhancement of student achievement in traditional and nontraditional subjects, and parent education and participation. Conclusions are that the gap between minority and white achievement opportunities has narrowed, but has not closed, and that educational equity is both crucial and attainable. (LMI)