School Busing : Constitutional and Political Developments [2 volumes]

This two-volume set examines one of the most divisive issues in American life during the last quarter century, a multifaceted debate which has engaged a number of fundamental conflicts in American law and society, such as the conflict over the proper role of the courts in restructuring large public institutions, and the conflict between competing branches of government over who should give meaning to basic constitutional doctrines. Volume 1, The Development of School Busing as a School Desegregation Remedy, covers court decisions from Brown vs. Board of Education to the Milliken decision, and the development of magnet schools as a means to achieve desegregation in urban school districts. The second volume, The Public Debate Over School Busing and Attempts to Restrict Its Use, chronicles public opposition to busing and legislative attempts to restrict its use. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.