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Direct linkRucinski, Melanie; Goodman, Joshua – Education Finance and Policy, 2022
The impact of admissions process design on the racial diversity of schools and colleges has sparked heated debates. We study the pipeline into Boston's three public exam schools to understand racial gaps in enrollment. Admission to these schools has historically been based on a combination of grade point average (GPA) and a score on an optional…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Racial Factors, Enrollment, Racial Differences
Dulac, Betty; Vasily, Jon – 1987
Data compiled from aggregate forms completed by individual Massachusetts colleges and universities as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), formerly known as the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), are presented. Only data pertaining to those institutions authorized to grant degrees in Massachusetts…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Massachusetts Univ., Boston. Mauricio Gaston Inst. for Latino Community Development and Public Policy. – 1991
This publication contains summaries of six papers presented at a conference on community and policy strategies for Latinos in Massachusetts. Each summary follows an executive summary format by briefly describing the project or argument and highlighting and summarizing major findings or recommendations. The papers are as follows: (1) "An…
Descriptors: Blacks, Dominicans, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Biron, Ronald; And Others – 1989
Findings from the General Scholarship Program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for fiscal year 1988 are presented. The data suggest that the financial aid program is promoting its goals for Massachusetts students to provide greater access for the neediest of students by ensuring that those with the most financial need receive the largest…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, American Indians, Asian Americans
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Research and Assessment. – 1983
This report summarizes evaluation information on reading, writing, and mathematics achievement among elementary and secondary school students in 310 school districts in Massachusetts, after the second year of implementation of the Basic Skills Improvement Policy. The report describes data collection, analysis, and reporting procedures, summarizes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Download full textElman, Sandra – 1991
This report presents results of a questionnaire survey intended to establish a profile of Blacks and Hispanics holding faculty positions in Massachusetts colleges and universities. The survey was sent to 86 community and two-year colleges, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive institutions and doctoral-granting institutions (72 responded), of which…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Blacks, College Faculty, Community Colleges
New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, MA. – 1989
The proceedings of a regional working conference on educational and employment equity for Blacks and Hispanics in New England is presented. The purpose of the conference was to address the nine findings and 20 recommendations set forth in a recent New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) report, "Equity and Pluralism," which warns…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Blacks, Change Strategies
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The first in a series of five regional fact-gathering committee hearings, this hearing report includes testimony from private and public social agencies in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Information and statistics are presented on a wide variety of social problems, including (1) family violence; (2) family planning…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Adults, Blacks
Massachusetts State Board of Regents of Higher Education, Boston. – 1987
Data provided from the Research and Planning, Enrollment and Degrees System (RPEDS) in the state of Massachusetts are offered. Tables are presented with a focus on: total enrollment; gender; race/ethnicity; age; and comparison with Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) enrollment. Specific findings include: a total of 128,781…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, College Students
McGrath, Mimi; Pekelo-Bielen, Rhonda – 1983
This volume, the first in a two-volume guide to provide vocational educators in Massachusetts with some practical tools for planning and implementing student recruitment strategies in their local areas, discusses the planning and design considerations that have an impact on a student recruitment program and highlights promising practices used in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Blacks
