Thirty years after the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision, the United States has yet to adopt "all deliberate speed" in eliminating racial segregation, for courts have remained in protracted debate over desegregation in public schools. The legal concept of "intent" provides the distinction between "de jure" and "de facto" segregation, but a lack of guidelines has created problems for the North. Although progress has occurred in some areas, the situation has worsened in others; for example, the plight of low-income black children is worsening. The National Commission on Excellence in Education report draws attention to shortcomings of educational policies and to pervasive assumptions among Americans about minorities and education. Two local school projects have resulted in improvements--the School Improvement Project and Rising to Individual Scholastic Excellence. Cities that have successfully implemented such programs include New York City, Milwaukee, and Houston. Black and white high school graduates were equally likely to attend college in 1977; by 1982, 16 percent fewer blacks went on to college. As a result of changing demography, educators and the courts should no longer be willing to accept "busing of the status quo" as answers. Nontraditional instructional programs within each community should be developed, which build on the strength of existing faculty and staff. (CJH)