Be sure to get a variety of types of sources as you research desegregation. Use WorldCat to identify books that we own and books that we can get from other libraries via the IDS office. Look for scholarly articles and popular magazine articles using ProQuest Research Library and Academic Search Premier; use ERIC to find journal articles from the Education field. Use ProQuest Newspapers and Custom Newspapers to find past newspaper articles from major U.S. cities as well as national newspapers like the New York Times and USA Today. A web site like NewspaperLinks can help you find a local newspapers's web page where current articles are usually available free, and there may be links to blogs that focus on the local school scene. Finally, use Alternative Press Index to get articles from non-mainstream publications.
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Research Tools:
WorldCat/GLOCAT
ProQuest
ERIC
Academic Search Complete
Custom Newspapers
Proquest Newspapers
Alternative Press Index
NewspaperLinks |
Supreme Court Decision on Voluntary Desegregation, June 28, 2007:
Syllabus (summary)(pdf)
Chief Justice Roberts' Opinion (pdf)
Justice Thomas' Opinion (pdf)
Justice Kennedy's Opinion (pdf)
Justice Steven's Opinion(pdf)
Justice Breyer's Opinion (pgf)
Statement of American Social Scientists of Research on School Desegregation (This is a pdf of the brief submitted by 553 social scientists to the US Supreme Court in October 2006.)
Historic Reversals, Accelerating Resegregation, and the Need for New Integration Strategies (This is a pdf of the August 2007 report from the UCLA Civil Rights Project in response to the June 28, 2007 Supreme Court decisions on voluntary desegregation plans.)
Quality Education as a Civil Right
The Algebra Project
Broad Prize for Urban Education
Council of the Great City Schools
Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE)
National Institute for Urban School Improvement
Beating the Odds
GreatSchools.net
NewspaperLinks |
This list includes the actual court documents from the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding school desegregation plans, as well as a response to it. The list also includes web sites of educational associations that recognize successful urban school districts, and web sites that give data so you can evaluate school districts yourself.
REMEMBER: If you use Google to find information about desegregation, be careful to evaluate the authenticity of the sponsoring site. Make sure it is the web page of a reputable educational institution. Be a skeptic! |
