Grade retention as a major element in education and reading policy has been adopted by at least 14 states, with 32+ states linking reading intervention to high-stakes testing. These policies ignore four decades of research on the negative consequences of grade retention and the significant body of research on effective and supportive literacy…

Summarizes several intervention efforts and programs dealing with the underrepresentation and lower achievement levels of minorities and women in mathematics. Suggests five directions for new approaches and an expanded research base. (YP)

"Civil defence pedagogies" normalise continuous emergency through educational channels such as school, community and adult education. Using critical whiteness studies, and critiques of white supremacy from critical race theory, as a conceptual base, the protection of whiteness, and particularly the white middle-class family, is considered to be…

Testimony presenting the views of Hispanic community organizations supports proposed federal legislation focusing on early childhood education programs. Education is the single most important issue listed in surveys of the Hispanic community. The reasons for this concern include the following: (1) Hispanics comprise the largest and youngest school…

This document outlines a national action plan designed to make mathematics work for minorities. It is a result of the completion of Phase I of a project by the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB). The outline is a reflection of the collective wisdom and deliberations of some 1200 persons representative of nine groups (schools, higher…

This transcript of a hearing on minority participation in telecommunications includes the text of the bill, H.R. 155; a summary of the bill from the Congressional Record; and testimony and statements from both individuals and representatives of several organizations. Testimony was presented by: (1) Karen English, Chicago, Illinois; (2) Janice…

Eleven techniques to recruit minority faculty are presented including: begin at the top for commitment to affirmative action; monitor department heads; search among the faculty of Black colleges; send administrators to national meetings of Black educators; etc. (MLW)

Discussed is the projected shortage of Ph.D.s in the natural sciences and engineering by the turn of the century. Included are reasons for the shortage and three ways to reduce the projected shortages. Topics discussed include a complete federal strategy, attracting more minorities and women, and institutional reform. (KR)

College and university governing boards must take three steps to establish a positive learning environment for minority students: acknowledge the cultural diversity of the nation, accept racism as a reality that can manifest itself in the educational process, and address problems created by overt and subtle racist practices. (MLW)

Antonio Rigual, first president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, which represents the interests of Hispanic institutions and is an advocate for Hispanic students, talks in an interview about needs for change in education for this group, the role of the association, and strategies for improving Hispanic education at all…

Describes policies and programs at Northern Arizona University that encourage cultural awareness. Emphasizes contact between majority and minority group students so the former can learn from the latter. (FMW)

Described is the need for the development of innovative continuous programs that reach minority students at an early age. The importance of mentors for minority students is stressed at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Reasons for the underrepresentation of minorities in the sciences and engineering are discussed. (KR)

Serious concerns are being raised by the poor and uneducated underclass in the United States. Four main points are given which expand upon these concerns. (1) The affluent and middle class white U.S. population does not have enough interest and commitment to the poor and undereducated population to pay the price it will take to educate the U.S.…

In response to Kauffman (EC 221 675), the article examines Kauffman's portrayal of the relationship between the educational needs of students with handicaps and those of minority students currently referred to being "at risk" and problems associated with Kauffman's implicit devaluing of the need for substantive reform in special education. (DB)

Describes recommendations related to engineering faculty pipelines by the American Society for Engineering Education task force. The recommendations are: (1) enlarging the faculty pool; (2) enhancing the graduate school environment; (3) enhancing the faculty environment; (4) attracting non-traditional faculty; (5) working on foreign faculty…