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This document summarizes key recommendations developed to address the needs and issues of low-income students of color, many of whom are also English language learners. It grew out of discussions among California school district superintendents, school board members, and other educators. These educators noted that 60% of California students are…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEscalante, Jaime; Dirmann, Jack – Journal of Negro Education, 1990
Describes the success of the Escalante Math Program in East Los Angeles in teaching mathematics to poor minority students. Fundamental principles of the program include the following: (1) accountability; (2) hard work; (3) demand; (4) love; (5) parental involvement; (6) respect and values; (7) nutrition; and (8) drug use prevention. Discusses…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Principles, Educational Psychology, Educational Strategies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1992
This paper describes six strategies for California teachers to consider in teaching the state's history-social science curriculum to educationally disadvantaged students. The six strategies are: (1) enriching history through literature; (2) connecting history with other learnings; (3) connecting history to personal experience; (4) adapting to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education. Sacramento. Office of Special Programs. – 1990
Contributions of participants in a three-day invitational symposium for representatives of the 21 California high schools which were most successful in sending Black and Hispanic students to the University of California and the California State University are compiled in this document. The publication addresses two major goals of the California…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Accountability
Lewis, Anne C. – Instructor, 1994
A middle school reform initiative, sponsored by the Program for Disadvantaged Youth of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation 4 years ago, has taken hold in 12 urban middle schools nationwide. The article discusses that reform, noting the lessons about change to accommodate student diversity that urban middle schools can teach. (SM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
California's state plan for homeless education is submitted in compliance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The plan includes a preface, an introduction, five sections, and six appendices. The introduction presents the following information: (1) the mandate of Title VII, Subtitle B of the McKinney Act; (2) definitions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
