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ERIC Number: EJ559061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-5684
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Past, Present, and Future in School Desegregation: A Review.
Dentler, Robert A.
Equity & Excellence in Education, v30 n3 p8-12 Dec 1997
Reviews three books detailing school desegregation from 1954 to 1995, what the 1990s have in them that is at once old and new, and what the coming century may bring. These books explore the problem of educational inequalities and discuss efforts toward eliminating racial and ethnic discrimination. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Racially Balanced Schools, School Desegregation
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Reviews three books: (1) "Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education" by Gary Orfield and Susan E. Eaton, The New Press, 1996; (2) "Achieving Racial Balance: Case Studies of Contemporary School Desegregation" by Sondra Astor Stave, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995; (3) "Controlled Choice: A New Approach to Desegregated Education and School Improvement" by Charles V. Willie and Michael Alves, Education Alliance Press and the New England Desegregation Assistance Center, Brown University, 1996.