Contents of this issue of the NCRIEEO Newsletter include the following articles: (1) "Editor's commentary: background to the issue," by Edmund Gordon, which puts busing into perspective as an important educational resource--like physical facilities, instructional materials, and teachers--to be used to achieve educational and social purposes; (2) "Busing: who's being taken for a ride?" by Nicolaus Mills, reprinted from "Commonweal," March 21, 1972; (3) "Forward or Reverse? Busing in perspective," by Walter F. Mondale, reprinted from "The New Republic," March 4, 1972; (4) "Busing: who didn't want their children along for the ride?" by Judith Bogard, with bibliographic assistance by Karen Thomas; (5) "New York State Board of Regents: statement and dissent," excerpts of a policy statement on school integration adopted on March 24, 1972 by the Board of Regents, and of the three dissenting opinions by Theodore Black, Joseph King and Helen Power; and, (6) Busing: from many angles, a selected bibliography," selected from Dorothy Christiansen: "Busing," third edition, Center for Urban Education, 1971. (JM)