NATIONAL IDEALS AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY.

Overview & Synopsis

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE URGED TO PURSUE DESEGREGATION AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY RATHER THAN FOLLOWING ONLY ONE OF THESE TWO ACTIVITIES. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, WHATEVER ITS IMMEDIATE VALUES, IS SEEN AS ONLY A PARTIAL MEASURE. EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY COMBINED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS ARE GIVEN. FUNDAMENTAL PROPOSITIONS LISTED ARE (1) LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING ALL RESOURCES AT THEIR COMMAND (FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL) TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND REDUCE SEGREGATION. (2) STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION MUST BEGIN TO ACCEPT MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AS THEY DEVELOP GREATER CAPACITY FOR IMPROVING QUALITY. (3) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST CONTINUE THE VIGOROUS CARRYING OUT OF TITLE IV AND VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. THIS ADDRESS WAS PRESENTED BEFORE THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACE AND EDUCATION (WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 17, 1967). (AF)