The 1975 Arkansas teacher test results show that the state should finance additional poverty area programs and reexamine teacher requirements and inservice education. Poor and minority students tended to be taught by those demonstrating weakest test competencies, and student scores varied downward with teachers' increased failure rates. (CJH)

Developed to serve as a point of comparison for women and minority student participation in mathematics and science courses, this survey focused on secondary schools in Arkansas. Survey forms were sent to all Arkansas secondary schools (N=362) and 246 forms were returned (68 percent of the initial mailing). Findings include: (1) males are…

Results are presented of a national survey of state policies regarding identification of gifted students from special populations (culturally diverse families, economic disadvantagement, or gifted students with disabilities). Also considered is a followup study on the implementation of state policies in Ohio, Arkansas, and Texas. Future policy…

This final report describes strategies identified from interviews with educators in eight school districts in three states (Arkansas, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania) concerning the disproportionate number of students from racial/ethnic minority groups receiving special education services. The first section describes the methodology of the case study…