The effects of Project HOLD on the behavior, truancy, suspension rate, and academic achievement of problem junior high students are discussed. The program is reported to have a positive effect on referral, suspension, and absence rates. Increased positive self awareness and goal setting are also reported. (RLV)

Decisions on busing, racial quotas and affirmative action made since 1954 are reviewed. It is shown that while progress has been made, full equality for Blacks has not yet been achieved. (MC)

The author discusses the effects of the Brown decision in terms of the following: his personal experiences, the status of Black colleges, the meaning of equality in education, and areas of concern for the future. (Author/MC)

The churches have contributed to the failure of school integreation, both by being indecisive in their verbal support for it and by failing to integrate church-related schools. (MC)

The impact of the Brown Decision on the quality of elementary school education is reviewed. The literature examining the effects of desegregation on academic growth, motivation, self confidence, and interracial attitudes is discussed. (Author/MC)

This article gives an overview of significant civil rights cases in Georgia since 1954. Focused on are cases involving racial discrimination in higher education. (Author/MC)

This paper provides a critical analysis of the role of the courts in providing Black children with a quality education, along with an overview of educational policy and some suggested strategies that will result in positive changes. (Author/AM)

Identifying the factors that seem to influence the academic success of black children in elementary and secondary schools is the purpose of this review. (Author/AM)

As part of a larger project, the authors tapped local elite and school officials' perceptions of the difficulties encountered in dismantling dual schools in Georgia school districts. (Author/AM)

Results of a study of how minority students respond to an interest inventory indicated that they generally achieved lower means on all Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) scales than did the college freshmen population. (Author/AM)

Postscores provide evidence that the phonological patterns of black college students can be improved significantly as a result of speech remediation techniques. However, these remediation techniques do not seem to affect self concept either positively or negatively. (Author/AM)

The purpose of this article is to provide some observations and suggestions for school boards finding themselves currently in the process of desegregating their school systems, or possibly having to desegregate in the future. (Author/EB)

Supreme Court rulings during 1976-78 on capital punishment; criminal justice and prisoner rights; busing and school desegregation; discrimination in housing and employment; rights of illegitimates and family relations; abortion, voting rights, tenant landlord relations; and "reverse discrimination" have had a significant impact on Black Americans.…

Early studies generally concluded that Blacks had negative self-concepts. Later studies, however, reached different conclusions. A review of this literature may aid the professional educator in planning intervention strategies. (Author/EB)

Current editions of texts for elementary students reflect, more than did older texts, the pluralistic nature of American society. However, questions still remain regarding the inclusion of minorities in texts, the extent to which males and females are represented, and the proportion of representation of these two areas. (Author/EB)