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Lewis, Magdalena C. – 1993
The Padres a la escuela (PAE) or Parents in the School program in San Antonio (Texas) encouraged the participation of Hispanic parents in the education of their children. The successes of the PAE program are used in this guidebook to help parents, program staff, and policy makers in similar efforts. This handbook describes the history,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
duMond, Marge, Ed. – 1996
The primary goal of the Children's Sabbaths and Children's Days is to inspire new long-term actions to help children and families. During the Children's Sabbath, religious services and programs focus on the needs of children and ways in which the religious community can help meet those needs. This booklet is designed to provide religious…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Christianity, Church Programs
League of United Latin American Citizens, Washington, DC. – 1986
Six articles discuss various aspects of the English Only Movement while affirming the inalienable right of language minority individuals to equal educational opportunity and due process under the law and the right to maintain cultural and linguistic ties to their native heritages. Congressman Don Edwards considers bilingual ballots, explaining…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Civil Rights
Curiel, Herman – 1988
The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 (also know as Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) recognized that the educational needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students could not be met by traditional, English-only instruction. This legislation provided funding to state education agencies and local school districts to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Educational Legislation
National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. High Blood Pressure Information Center. – 1979
As part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program effort, the conference explored the implications and impact of the prevalence of hypertension in Spanish-speaking populations in California. Approximately 150 experts in health fields, representing all levels of government, public and private health care providers, consumers, and health…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Community Health Services, Data Collection, Disease Control
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1992
This report presents the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) performance results to state officials and the public as required by state law. Compiled in two volumes, TAAS results are aggregated and reported for the state as a whole, for education service centers and individual districts, and in district demographic groupings. Section 1…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. Office of Intercultural Programs. – 1991
This report evaluates the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District (DMICSD) Intercultural programs. The following types of programs are in place: (1) a Voluntary Transfer Program; (2) paired schools; (3) magnet schools; (4) Extended Day Kindergarten; (5) English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Education; (6) a Bilingual…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Ross, Eva – 1982
Designed for use by vocational counselors with parents of junior high students, this handbook includes activities written in English and Spanish covering parental influence in vocational choices. The first of three sections discusses increasing parental involvement in vocational education. Section II begins with advice for implementation of such a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Career Choice, Child Rearing
Mockenhaupt, Robin – 1984
Designed to simplify the search for federal government resources on maternal and child health, this guide was prepared for use by health professionals, educators, administrators, and the general public. It describes over 250 print and nonprint (posters, audiovisuals) resources in prenatal, infant, child, and adolescent health. The guide is divided…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Abuse
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Gilroy, Marilyn, Ed.; Duggan, Amelia, Ed. – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 1996
This document consists of all of volume 6 (26 issues) of the serial "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal which addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue presents four feature articles, a policy update called "Outlook on Washington" and several opinion pieces. Feature…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
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