While most school systems have undergone some formal desegregation to eliminate inequities in access to education, inequities--and discrimination--nonetheless remain. In this study covering 170 major school districts during the years between 1968 and 1984, the authors discuss the remaining obstacles to equal opportunity in education. Clustering of students into separate classes or groups of classes based on perceived learning potential is one form of discrimination that remains; disciplinary policy resulting in suspension or expulsion is the other. Based on their findings, Meier,...
While most school systems have undergone some formal desegregation to eliminate inequities in access to education, inequities--and discrimination--...
Robert E. England John P. Pelissero David R. Morgan
Guides students through the politics of urban management-doing less with more while managing conflict, delivering goods and services, responding to federal and state mandates, adapting to changing demographics, and coping with economic and budgetary challenges.
Guides students through the politics of urban management-doing less with more while managing conflict, delivering goods and services, responding to fe...
