School Desegregation in Ogden, Utah [microform] : A Staff Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- Bib ID:
- 5341318
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977
- 21 p.
- Summary:
-
In response to federal inquiry, Ogden, Utah moved in 1970 to implement a desegregation plan entitled "A Voluntary Plan to Reduce Minority Group Isolation and Its Effects". Central to the plan was the consolidation of five elementary schools. Existing boundaries were redrawn to accommodate the former students of these five schools in newly constructed schools. Parents within four blocks of the schools were given the option of sending their children to either one of the new schools or to existing elementary schools. The new boundaries altered the ratio of minority to majority students in four elementary schools and served as an effective means of desegregating these Ogden schools. A total of 2,209 students were affected by the initial phase of the desegregation plan. During 1974 the district began developing remedial reading and math classes designed to overcome the educational effects of minority group isolation. Curriculum changes in the area of ethnic studies were also made. These efforts proved to be inadequate. The final, most telling impetus for change came when the Office of Civil Rights mandated that Odgen submit an acceptable desegregation plan which would lead to the elimination of racial imbalance at a specific elementary school. A positive effect on desegregation has been the addition of a multicultural curriculum. A contributing factor to successful desegregation has been the establishment of a center to investigate parental complaints and to communicate concerns to the school board. (Author/AM)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: For related documents see UD 017 402 - UD 017 410.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1981
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- School Desegregation in Tulsa, Oklahoma [microform]
- School Desegregation in Bogalusa, Louisiana [microform]
- School Desegregation in Kalamazoo, Michigan [microform] : A Staff Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- School Desegregation in Santa Barbara, California [microform] : A Staff Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- School Desegregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota [microform] : A Staff Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights