A good article in today’s New York Daily News by Michael Brick, who recalls going to an integrated public school in Austin, Texas.
Brick compares his own experience in Austin with New York City’s complete abandonment of integration today.
An interesting reflection on where we are heading as a society.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Thank you for a link to this story, Dr. Ravitch. What are your ideas about ways to get our schools more integrated with respect to income and race? This is not just a problem in cities where there are charter schools or voucher programs. In my hometown of Lousville, KY, there are no charters/voucher program, but there is a move by many frustrated parents to put an end to our current progressive student assignment/busing policy so that every student can attend his or her neighborhood school. I understand their frustration with the current system, as it is a lot to ask of young children to spend many hours in a bus to attend a mediocre or low performing school across town, especially when there are already good public schools in their neighborhood. At the same time, because of white-flight and other factors, the neighborhoods in Louisville are very segregated, with most of the good public schools being in the affluent or middle-class neighborhood. For these reasons, I worry about the consequences of dismantling the current busing policy and reverting back to neighborhood schools. Any thoughts?
Read the blog post today by Richard Rothstein. If we have integrated neighborhoods, we won’t need busing. Segregated schools are bad for the kids and for society.