A federal judge overseeing a 26 - year - old school desegregation case in Chicago has indicated that as long as some details are added, he is inclined to approve a proposed final settlement between the school system and the U.S. Department of Justice that could end court supervision of the district by July of next year. (edweek.org)
U.S. District Judge George F. Gunn Jr., who had overseen the long - running St. Louis school desegregation case since 1991, died May 20 of cancer. (edweek.org)
The plaintiffs in Connecticut's long - running Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case have gone back to court to prod state officials to put more effort into meeting the terms of a settlement reached last year. (edweek.org)