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Achieving Racial Balance - Case Studies of Contemporary School Desegregation (Hardcover)
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Achieving Racial Balance - Case Studies of Contemporary School Desegregation (Hardcover)
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Five case-studies of mid-sized Northeastern communities-Dayton,
Hartford, Rochester, Trenton, and Wilmington-are used to examine
and analyze school desegregation experiences. Qualities likely to
encourage the peaceful achievement of racial balance are described.
The study concludes that parents are most concerned about safety,
educational quality, and their ability to exert influence over
their children's schooling. This study describes and analyzes how
five communities in the northeastern United States have addressed
the subject of desegregation. Dayton, Ohio; Hartford, Connecticut;
Rochester, New York; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware
share the experience of having increasingly large, poor minority
populations surrounded by mostly white, generally affluent suburbs.
All five are similar mid-sized urban communities which have been
consistently or intermittently involved with school desegregation.
Historic and demographic issues, legal considerations, political,
administrative, and community responsibility are explored by Stave
as factors in the achievement of racial balance. Scores of
interviews augment legal decisions and public documents. Stave
finds that rapidly shifting populations make projections somewhat
risky; however, respecting certain widely held concerns will make
desegregation more likely. Parents seek a safe environment for
their children and want to have a say in where their children are
educated. Committed and charismatic leadership, extensive community
participation, the availability of enhanced educational components
to guarantee a high quality of education, cooperative city-state
relations, and a metropolitan region large enough to discourage
white flight are qualities likely to encourage the achievement of
racial balance. An important reading for public officials and
scholars involved with education policy, and urban and minority
affairs.
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