Race, Urban Politics, and Educational Policy-Making in Washington, D.C.: A Community's Struggle for Quality Education.

Hayes, Floyd W., III

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Publication Date: 1990

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Race, Urban Politics, and Educational Policy-Making in Washington, D.C.: A Community's Struggle for Quality Education.

Hayes, Floyd W., III

Urban Education, v25 n3 p237-57 Oct 1990

Reviews the African American community's unsuccessful struggle to replace the District of Columbia Public School's desegregation policy of tracking with a program emphasizing educational excellence. Discusses the Hobson v. Hansen decision, which ended tracking but shifted attention to busing and racial balancing. (FMW)

Descriptors: Black Education, Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Educational History, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, Track System (Education), Urban Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Historical Materials

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia

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