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Achieving Racial Balance Case Studies of Contemporary School Desegregation

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By Sondra Astor Stave

ISBN: 0-313-29523-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29523-2

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216 pages, maps, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/1995

List Price: $103.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Education

Series Number: 65

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Recommended for graduate students in the areas of educational administration, policy, and research.
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Description: This study describes and analyzes how five communities in the northeastern United States have addressed the subject of desegregation. Dayton, Ohio; Hartford, Connecticut; Rochester, New York; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware share the experience of having increasingly large, poor minority populations surrounded by mostly white, generally affluent suburbs. All five are similar mid-sized urban communities which have been consistently or intermittently involved with school desegregation. Historic and demographic issues, legal considerations, political, administrative, and community responsibility are explored by Stave as factors in the achievement of racial balance. Scores of interviews augment legal decisions and public documents. Stave finds that rapidly shifting populations make projections somewhat risky; however, respecting certain widely held concerns will make desegregation more likely. Parents seek a safe environment for their children and want to have a say in where their children are educated. Committed and charismatic leadership, extensive community participation, the availability of enhanced educational components to guarantee a high quality of education, cooperative city-state relations, and a metropolitan region large enough to discourage white flight are qualities likely to encourage the achievement of racial balance. An important reading for public officials and scholars involved with education policy, and urban and minority affairs.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Dayton
Rochester
Trenton
Wilmington
Hartford
Conclusion
Appendix A: Interview Schedule for Case Study Cities
Appendix B: Interview Schedule for Hartford
Appendix C: Case Study Cities Interviewees
Bibliographic Essay: Cases and Sources
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 95-16146

LCC Class: LC214

Dewey Class: 370


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