Presents an overview of the problems surrounding racial integration and school busing in Boston. Five conclusions are drawn. (DW)

In this study, results of a survey of teachers and principals in the San Francisco public schools are reported. Characteristics of experienced teachers and their attitudes towards the racial composition of classrooms are described. The results of 18 group interviews with experienced teachers, district principals, and community and compensatory…

Attacks the concept of neighborhood schools as being unsuitable to educate in the twenty-first century. Argues that temporary busing is the quickest way to achieve genuine integrated education. (JF)

Despite the 1978 implementation of a new desegregation plan, analysts have found that Los Angeles schools are still segregated. This is the case because the master desegregation plan has a false definition of segregated schools, a protective covenant shielding the White schools, and a focus on their pretended desegregation. (Author/GC)

Like the U.S., Germany is finding it difficult to integrate ethnic minorities into its society. The resulting "social erosion" is most apparent in German schools. (WD)

Assesses changes in black segregation and black student representation in institutions of higher education in the United States between 1982 and 1992, and determines the institutions that have contributed most to the segregation of white versus black undergraduate student enrollment. Findings confirm previous studies that show states with…

Desegregation efforts of the 1960s and 1970s changed the racial structure of public schools and have persisted intact thorough the 1980s. In a study of 960 desegregated school districts, 87 percent exhibited a segregation score close to the lowest score the district ever attained. No districts have returned to preexisting segregation levels.…

The transfer of students between city and suburban schools is a matter of debate. Includes comments from two Minnesota superintendents, a school board chairman, and a former school administrator. (MLF)

Presents views of legislators and organizations who are opponents of busing school children to achieve racial balance in public schools. (SF)

Notes the well-known scholars, politicians, and other individuals who are joining the trend to abandon busing as a method of achieving integration. (IRT)

THE MAYOR OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, STATES HIS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED CAMPUS SCHOOL PLAN FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, A CAMPUS FACILITY OR EDUCATIONAL PARK TO REPLACE SEVERAL OUTDATED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THE MAYOR SUPPORTS THE PLAN BECAUSE (1) RACIAL BALANCE WILL IMPROVE, (2) THE CITY'S TAX BASE WILL BE PROTECTED BEACUSE CITY-OWNED SITES ON…

Reviews four prominent books on the subject of busing Blacks and Whites. Describes the rationale behind school integration as being the promotion of educational equality and the provision of interracial contact. Questions whether society has accomplished its goals for equality and calls for more research on the subject of the history of school…

Examines the findings of the reanalyses and argues that spending more money on schools is not futile. Also indicates where additional or redistributed resources for schools should be spent. (JF)

This essay traces the integration movement, and reports the thought-provoking results from a survey of teachers who were being subjected to racial balancing of faculties and students. (Author)

Article illustrates the inferior image the black child produces in our elementary schools and the victimization suffered by the parents of black children. Stresses the crucial parent-child-teacher relationship and the need to return to basic skills in the classroom. (RK)