Anyone concerned with education or law must realize the significance of the search for ways to give equal educational opportunity to all of the nation's learners. While the desegregation movement has existed for two centuries, it is so complex that it is still on the frontier of the law. The cutting edge now touches the issues of multidistrict plans for racial balance in the schools. This paper gives an overview of the related litigation and issues. Two other sources are mentioned for those desiring more details on ethnic desegregation. (Author/JF)