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"This book offers new insights into the struggles, dreams, and disappointments of Hong Kong's end-of-an-era Jewish community following an unimagined windfall and change of sovereignty, paralleled by the birth and growth of Progressive Judaism in Asia"--

Contents -- Foreword by George White -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Legacy and Leadership -- 2. Two Missions for Justice -- 3. The March against Fear -- 4. Crises and Change at Home -- 5. The Power of Education -- 6. Fighting Apartheid Abroad and at Home -- 7. Legacy of Fear -- 8. The Future of Education -- Sources -- Index

1 Desegregation -- The Need to Desegregate American Education -- Segregation -- Desegregation -- Metropolitan Desegregation -- Opposition to School Desegregation -- The Future of School Desegregation -- References -- 2 School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: Historical Background -- Historical Background -- Evans v. Buchanan-Liability and Remedy -- Public Bodies and Desegregation Plans -- Pupil Assignments -- First Three Years of Desegregation -- Ancillary Relief and Financial Turmoil -- State Legislature -- Student Code of Conduct -- Community Reaction -- Summary -- References -- 3 Educational components -- The Law -- The Components -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Beyond Busing: New Evidence on the Impact of Metropolitan School Desegregation and Housing Segregation -- Research Design -- Findings -- Hispanics and Housing Segregation -- Discussion: The Dynamics of Racial Integration -- Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Metropolitan Desegregation -- References -- 5 Neighborhood Racial Composition and School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware -- The Relation between Discriminatory Housing Practices and School Enrollment Patterns -- The Relation between Neighborhood Racial Composition and Parent and Student Attitudes after School Desegregation -- The Relation between Neighborhood Racial Composition and Student Achievement -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Improving Education in Desegregated Schools -- Attitudes of School Officials -- Teachers and Students in Desegregated Schools -- Equity Problems in Desegregated Schools -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 School and Individual Achievement Following Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware -- Method -- Districtwide Achievement -- Individual Characteristics and Achievement -- School Characteristics and Achievement -- Discussion -- References -- 8 Parents' and Students' Attitude Changes Related to School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware -- Background -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- 9 School Desegregation: Some Ecological and Research Issues -- An Ecological Perspective -- First- and Second-Generation Issues -- Desegregation and Pupil Achievement -- Explaining Educational Outcomes -- The Family, Achievement, and Desegregation -- School Learning Climate and Achievement -- Desegregation Process Variables -- Ecological Ramifications -- Future Directions for Desegregation Research -- Desegregation Research: Clients and Constituencies -- New Clients for Desegregation Research -- Summary -- References.

Increasing pressure to improve low-performing schools -- particularly those in central cities serving disadvantaged & minority students -- has led to a host of reform efforts. Here, focus is on a strategy that involves takeovers of troubled schools or entire systems by mayors, state legislatures, or control boards. Following the takeover of the Jersey City, NJ, schools in 1989, at least partial control of schools has been taken from elected boards in Chicago (IL), Baltimore (MD), Cleveland (OH), Washington, DC, & Detroit (MI). The major issues involved with takeovers are discussed, eg, arguments for & against the practice, the policy questions it raises, & the all-important role race has played in the debate. Thoughts for evaluating the effectiveness of this increasingly popular, yet unproven, attempt at reforming low-achieving schools are offered. 28 References. Adapted from the source document.