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Ford, Cynthia A. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1990
Reviews the progress of Blacks in northern urban schools from World War II to the present. Finds that the problems of academic achievement among Blacks remain severe because of the persistence of racism. (DM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Compensatory Education, Dropout Rate, Hispanic Americans
Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2009
The Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education Project was founded in 2008 with one goal: to improve student achievement dramatically in the 100 largest urban school districts. Unless teaching quality and principal leadership improve significantly, lasting education improvement is impossible. In policy terms, without "strategic management"…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Strategic Planning, Human Capital, Teacher Effectiveness
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2007
This publication offers a sampling of strategies, resources, and tips for educators and policymakers engaged in the recruitment of mathematics, science, and special education teachers--specific to urban and rural schools and districts. These strategies and resources, when implemented effectively, can have a positive and lasting impact on the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Special Education, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Competencies
Epstein, Kitty Kelly – Peter Lang New York, 2006
This book tells a fascinating story about the realities of urban education in America. It provides new insights on teacher selection and preparation, curriculum, school takeovers, federal legislation, the role of business, and the impact of the civil rights movement on urban schools. The result is a new perspective on what educational reform…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Urban Schools, Civil Rights, Critical Theory
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Garcia, Veronica – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, four urban high school students and their student leadership and social justice class advisor address the question, "What are high school students' perspectives on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) definition of a highly qualified teacher?" As the advisor to the course, Garcia challenged her students to examine…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High School Students, High Schools, Personal Narratives
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Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G. – Future of Children, 2007
Eric Hanushek and Steven Rivkin examine how salary and working conditions affect the quality of instruction in the classroom. The wages of teachers relative to those of other college graduates have fallen steadily since 1940. Today, average wages differ little, however, between urban and suburban districts. In some metropolitan areas urban…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Salaries, Student Problems
Fine, Michelle, Ed. – 1994
This book presents essays written by school reformers that discuss the reform movement and examine the partnership that inspired the creation of small, intimate school communities known as charters. They also reflect on the comprehensive changes that inform each charter and the personal and collective struggles to institutionalize these new…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Discipline Problems, Educational Change, Essays
Krajewski, Robert – School Business Affairs, 1988
Two aging structures were replaced by Central High School in an Indiana steel town. Planning, board and administrator support, and community involvement eased negative attitudes toward the high school closures and resulted in a $36 million school that has unified the city and will serve it for over 50 years. (MLF)
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities Planning, High Schools
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., Long Island City. – 1999
Survey results are presented from 65 parents, students over 12 years, teachers, and other school employees using 39 different schools about environmental conditions in New York City public schools. It shows the results of years of neglect of infrastructure for children and reveals disturbing new information about the environmental health of school…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, School Safety
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Kearney, C. Philip – Education and Urban Society, 1990
Discusses the role of the national values of efficiency, choice, and equity in the adoption and implementation of the federal education block grant program and the negative effects on school desegregation. Urges policymakers to consider policy goals, and not just policy instruments, when considering future proposals. (FMW)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Programs, Policy Formation, Public Policy
Bailey, A. Peter – Crisis, 1990
Birmingham, like many cities, is losing its White middle class and is pressed to provide services for those who remain. The city's survival will depend on meeting specific educational goals. The mayor would welcome a Democratic president whose policies would focus on cities. (DM)
Descriptors: Blacks, City Government, Community Services, Interviews
Davies, Don – Equity and Choice, 1990
Reviews the Schools Reaching Out programs in New York City and Roxbury (MA). Describes and recommends three successful aspects of these programs: the parent center within the schools, home visits by teachers, and teacher action research teams. (DM)
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Home Visits, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Conferences
Committee on Policy for Racial Justice – Equity and Choice, 1989
Applies the findings of the Effective Schools Movement and the School Development Program to improving the educational opportunities of Black urban students. Recommends progressive reform in the following areas: (1) recognizing the centrality of human relations; (2) eliminating barriers to effective teaching and learning; and (3) mobilizing…
Descriptors: Black Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Equal Education
Robinson, Mitchell – American School Board Journal, 1998
A number of collaborative efforts are taking place between the Rochester, New York, public schools and the Eastman School of Music. The partnership's chief goal is to enrich the lives of the city's children, a vision that is broadly shared by the district's leaders. (MLF)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
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Jacob, Brian A. – Future of Children, 2007
Brian Jacob examines challenges faced by urban districts in staffing their schools with effective teachers. He emphasizes that the problem is far from uniform. Teacher shortages are more severe in certain subjects and grades than others, and differ dramatically from one school to another. The Chicago public schools, for example, regularly receive…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Mentors
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