Benefits of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Briefing Before the U. S. Commission on Civil RightsGerald Reynolds A panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Comm. on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial & ethnic diversity in elementary & secondary educ. (E&SE). Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science lit. on this issue: The Outcomes of School Desegregation in Public Schools, by David Armor; The Educational Benefits of Diversity in E&SE, by Arthur Coleman; The Benefits of Racial/Ethnic Diversity in E&SE, by Michal Kurlaender; & Demographic Perspectives on Diversity, Racial Isolation, & the Seattle School Board¿s Plan to ¿Cure¿ Residential ¿Segregation,¿ by Stephan Thernstrom. Also includes: Dissenting Statements of Comm. Arlan Melendez & Michael Yaki. Speaker Bio. Illus. |
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Page 54 - Courts do not and cannot intervene in the resolution of conflicts which arise in the daily operation of school systems and which do not directly and sharply implicate basic constitutional values.
Page 54 - In such circumstances, the judiciary is well advised to refrain from imposing on the States inflexible constitutional restraints that could circumscribe or handicap the continued research and experimentation so vital to finding even partial solutions to educational problems and to keeping abreast of ever-changing conditions.
Page 55 - We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.