Effective desegregation still leaves open whose interests should govern implementation

Evidence

Now that it is clear that federal regulated desegregation programs are most likely to provide results, the question becomes what sort of school desegregation should be implemented. Should the concerns of the white taxpayers be as important as the dire need for schools to be integrated? — Marcy Crouch, Magnet Schools and Other Means of…, 15

Categorization

  • QUESTION: The author poses but doesn’t answer whether white taxpayer concerns deserve equal weight — the argumentative pivot the rest of the chapter turns on.