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Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1995
As part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey, this study reviewed data from Illinois on employment in higher education in that state during fall 1993 with a view to reporting on the status of female and minority employment. In particular the review looked at the number of individuals in each of the occupational…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Females
Brown, Mark S.; Woods, Susan – Multicultural Education, 2005
On April 13, 2004, the College of Education and Professional Studies held its 2nd annual college minority student discussion panel at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. The main purpose of the panel discussion was for undergraduate students from culturally diverse backgrounds to discuss the personal experiences they have had as a…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Undergraduate Students, Minority Groups, Discussion
Sakash, Karen; Chou, Victoria – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
The prevailing situation in which students of color represent over one-third of school enrollments, yet teachers of color represent merely one-tenth of the nation's teacher force, is an important yet rarely considered factor amidst the constant claims of teacher shortages. Urban and rural schools struggle with an inadequate supply of teachers, but…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Bilingual Students, Teacher Shortage
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2008
"Moving the Needle on Poverty" is designed to provide Colorado leaders with an up-to-date picture of the diverse strategies that states across the nation are pursuing to lift individuals, families, and communities out of poverty. As the report indicates, many states are choosing to set specific and measurable goals for poverty reduction,…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Poverty, Low Income Groups, Access to Education
Farmer-Hinton, Raquel L.; Holland, Nicole E. – American Secondary Education, 2008
Across race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, the college aspirations of America's high school students continue to rise. Yet, in spite of their high aspirations, many students of color and many students from low socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the nation's postsecondary educational institutions. The under representation of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, College Planning, School Size, High School Seniors
Ou, Suh-Ruu – Urban Education, 2008
The differences in income, crime, health, mental health, and substance use among high school dropouts, GED recipients, and high school graduates are investigated. The study sample is drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children who grew up in the inner city. After controlling…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Dropouts, High School Graduates, High School Equivalency Programs
"Coming Home" to New Homes and New Schools: Critical Race Theory and the New Politics of Containment
Smith, Janet L.; Stovall, David – Journal of Education Policy, 2008
Older cities in the United States have long been trying to "bring back" the middle class in order to increase tax base. The poor quality of schools and the presence of public housing often were cited as deterrents for attracting higher income families. When the 2000 Census data revealed improvements in many cities, some elected officials…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle Class, Economically Disadvantaged, Housing
Rust, Bill – 1999
In 1992, the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), which sought to demonstrate that communities could improve their detention systems without sacrificing public safety. It awarded grants to five urban jurisdictions in order to: reach consensus among all juvenile justice agencies about the purpose…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adolescents, Cooperative Planning, Delinquency
Stone, Susan; Engel, Mimi – American Journal of Education, 2007
Using interviews of students prior to and during their retained year and of their teachers, this study examined 22 students retained under Chicago's Ending Social Promotion policy. It focused on the "intervention" of retention, including how teachers shaped the retained year for students and the nature and quality of instructional…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Strategies, Grade Repetition, Social Promotion
Atkinson, Robert D.; Mayo, Merrilea – Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 2010
Is the United States getting it wrong when it comes to educating tomorrow's innovators in critical fields? It has been known for years that the only way to compete globally in information technology, engineering, nanotechnology, robotics and other fields is to give students the best educational opportunities possible. But do individuals have a…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Economic Progress
Niles, Michael D.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique – Educational Research, 2008
Background: To explore whether social or emotional outcomes for high-risk early adolescent youth that attended an established preventive intervention called the Chicago Child-Parent Center Preschool Program (CPC) are moderated by individual, family and program variations. Purpose: Two questions are addressed: (1) Do the effects of CPC preschool…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Emotional Intelligence, Public Schools, Intervention
Alson, Allan – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
The persistent and significant achievement gap between black and Latino students and their white and Asian counterparts at Evanston (Illinois) Township High School (ETHS) has existed for as long as anyone can remember. Stories real and apocryphal abound about the institutional barriers that have denied fairness and opportunity for minority…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Achievement Gap, Minority Group Children, Student Diversity
Ingram, Melissa; Wolfe, Randi B.; Lieberman, Joyce M. – Education and Urban Society, 2007
This study investigates the critical elements of parent involvement as related to children's improved academic achievement. Survey data were collected from 220 parents whose children attend three Chicago public elementary schools. The schools serve largely minority, low-income populations and score in the top third of the Illinois State…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Child Rearing, Parent School Relationship, Achievement Tests

Cluck, Janice; And Others – Workplace Education, 1986
Several innovative mini-grant projects in sex fairness in Illinois are detailed. They include teaching eighth-grade students about nontraditional career roles; recruitment of female minority students to agricultural programs; and the organization, development, and presentation of a panel discussion that will inform counselors, educators, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Females, Innovation
Selk, Eleanore – Junior Coll J, 1969
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs