Several new factors in the governance and finance of education as a consequence of desegregation litigation have increased confusion over accountability. However, options are available for school districts and state government to exercise leadership, reduce the need for active court and federal involvement, and exercise control over their own…

Education affects virtually everyone in a city. More than any other service provided by a municipality, education influences whether people decide to remain in or move from a city. The school system is often the bellwether of what the future will bring--deterioration, unrest, diminishing resources, or improvement and innovations. (Author/EB)

Research focused on the number and kind of assaults and criminal incidents; the extent and costs of vandalism; the number and type of security personnel and equipment; the incidence and causes of suspensions and expulsions; alternatives to suspensions and expulsions employed; and local perceptions of remedies for these problems. (Author/EB)

The argument presented in this article is that, since the population of urban school districts is largely comprised of poor and minority youngsters, a decline in alternative education programs will have far-reaching implications for those concerned about quality education for these groups. (Author/EB)

Discussed in this commencement address delivered at Howard University, Washington, D.C., on June 6, 1930, is the problem of college and industrial education for Black Americans: that it did not give them the sound economic foundation which would make their survival in America certain or probable. (Author/EB)

The present controversy, both legal and political, around the Bakke case indicates that we may be witnessing the advent, the rise and the fall of affirmative action as law and policy, all within the span of the last 15 years. (Author)

Choosing from among the many who are qualified in order to achieve, among other things, the racial and ethnic diversity so important to our institutions, cannot be left to chance. There are many ways to achieve diversity, but race must be specifically considered in choosing a student body. (Author/EB)

Only after the Supreme Court has made clear that experimentation with racially discriminatory programs is not permissible will there be the impetus to develop admission procedures that are both nondiscriminatory and humanitarian. (Author/EB)

Neither racial minorities nor women should be made the scapegoats for the numbers and admissions crunch. Larger issues of admissions should be reexamined. The assumption that only numerical indices measure "quality" or "merit" or potential for performance in a profession should be questioned. (Author/EB)

Disadvantaged White Americans should be actively and sincerely encouraged in their present pursuit of postgraduate and professional education by the adoption of admission procedures which take into account the various indices of social and economic disadvantage through which they have had to labor. (Author/EB)

Low income of many Black families, which is a product of racism, is at the root of problems Black colleges face. Low endowments and small student bodies (which imply less potential for soliciting federal aid) make it difficult for these colleges to compete with larger, predominantly White institutions. (GC)

The interviewee, a former superintendent of schools in Washington, D.C., advocates strong federal, community and parental involvement in urban schools, in order to achieve multilingual and multicultural integrated education. (GC)

The statistic presented in this article demonstrate the continuance of the systematic elimination, displacement, and demotion of Black educators as a result of school desegregation. (Author/GC)

The Assistant Secretary for Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) outlines a federal program for assisting and providing information to public school administrators. (GC)

In order to improve the quality of urban education, public school educators must be joined by the public, legislators, business leaders, and social planners. These individuals will need to understand public policy priorities, as well as the social, economic, and political forces which define our present environment. (Author/GC)