Although ambiguity exists regarding how states must respond to the mandates of Fordice to dismantle dual systems of education in previously segregated states, several scholars note Fordice should manifest itself in the enhancement of public Black colleges. Responding to Fordice, the state of Maryland entered into an agreement with the Office of…

A description and positive assessment of the history, growth, and development of The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a Boston slum to suburb busing program, which is providing a successful option for black urban parents in obtaining a better education for their children. (EH)

A survey of the attitudes of 90 black high school students toward their school and its white counterpart points toward the significance of prior knowledge of black student experiences at the white high school as an explanatory variable for the failure of blacks, in substantial numbers, to choose to attend formerly all-white schools in…

Critically examines James S. Coleman's stated views on public school desegregation and public policy, asserting that the use of empirical research on the effects of desegregation to form policy on the pursuance of integration overlooks the rights blacks have as citizens to integrated public facilities, including schools. (JM)

An Assistant Professor of Social Science at Vorhees College, South Carolina discusses what it is like to be a serious Lutheran placed in an Episcopal College, the role of history instruction in statewide school integration, and the Southern Literary Renaissance. (Author/JM)

Argues that "quality education" is used these days as a polite way to discuss matters relating to school desegregation and other interracial matters; the concept is discussed as it relates to how much is learned, and the manner in which children are socialized to become citizens of the society. (Author/JM)

Despite the college's efforts to hire more White faculty and establish attractive programs, few White students have enrolled at Georgia's Fort Valley State College. The slow growth of White enrollment is due to a negative college image, White students' unreadiness for Black college experience, and inefficient implementation of desegregation plans.…

Reviews a number of desegregation cases that have been litigated in Federal courts since the 1954 "Brown" decision. Outlines needs and means for providing Black children with an education adequate for participation in the country's future. (GC)

In the 1938 Gaines decision, the United States Supreme Court required the State of Missouri to provide for the higher education of black citizens within its borders rather than by the previous out-of-state tuition plan. This report examines the lives of litigants and the effect of their actions in personal and social terms. (PS)

Lists 69 annotated entries of writings between 1973 and 1982 on the social, political, and economic effects of Brown v Board of Education. (CMG)

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)