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Johnson, Jean; Farkas, Steve – Arts Education Policy Review, 1999
Summarizes key findings from "Time to Move On: African-American and White Parents Set an Agenda for Public Schools," which reports the aspirations and concerns of black and white parents according to telephone surveys, focus groups, and individual interviews of parents and public educational professionals. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean – American Educator, 1998
Summarizes findings from a study conducted by Public Agenda and the Public Education Network that shows that, although some differences are apparent, both African-American and White parents want safe and orderly schools for their children, with a solid grounding in the basics, high standards, and strong teaching staffs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Blacks, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean – 1998
This booklet reports on the results of in-depth telephone surveys of 800 black parents and 800 white parents who were questioned about their children's education. Also included is information from focus groups and individual interviews with parents and public education professionals. Public Agenda plans eventually to conduct similar surveys of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agenda Setting, Blacks, Educational Change
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean – 1996
This report is an attempt by Public Agenda to capture the voices of teachers across the United States and to spell out their concerns and learn more about their perspectives on educational reform. It is based primarily on two national telephone surveys of teachers, one of 237 teachers and a second survey of 800 teachers of grades 4 through 12.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Discipline, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers