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Anderson, James D. – Journal of Negro Education, 2007
This article examines the specific historical experiences of minority students at the University of Michigan from 1970 to the late 1990s, in order to provide a context for understanding and appreciating the ways in which affirmative action remedies should address patterns of past discrimination.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination
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Teitelman, Anne M.; Ratcliffe, Sarah J.; Morales-Aleman, Mercedes M.; Sullivan, Cris M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
This study examined the association between sexual relationship power, intimate partner violence, and condom use among African American and Hispanic urban girls. In this sample of 56 sexually active girls, 50% did not use condoms consistently and therefore were at higher risk for acquiring HIV or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Teens who…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Violence, Antisocial Behavior, Females
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Krysan, Maria; Bader, Michael – Social Forces, 2007
Investigating the role of preferences in causing persistent patterns of racial residential segregation in the United States has a long history. In this paper, we bring a new perspective--and new data from the 2004 Detroit Area Study--to the question of how best to characterize black and white preferences toward living in neighborhoods with people…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Race, Social Class, Racial Segregation
Slaughter, John Brooks – Online Submission, 2007
While colleges and legal analysts are focusing on what to do in the post-Hopwood world, some of us are still asking whether a move away from affirmative action was a prudent move from the beginning. Is it fair for society to move away from supporting students who have not had an equitable chance at the educational brass ring just because, in most…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Selective Admission, Affirmative Action, Colleges
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
Graduation rates are a fundamental indicator of whether or not the nation's public school system is doing what it is intended to do: enroll, engage, and educate youth to be productive members of society. Since almost 90 percent of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs require some postsecondary education, having a high school diploma and the…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Graduation, Academic Achievement
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Follo, Eric J.; Rivard, James J. – ERS Spectrum, 2009
This study focuses on the effectiveness of the alternative elementary teacher certification program at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. The program was developed in response to the projected teacher shortage, the need for teachers in subjects such as mathematics and science, the need for teachers in urban schools, and the need for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Education, Teacher Shortage, Program Effectiveness
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Kearney, C. Philip; Chen, Li-Ju – Journal of Education Finance, 1990
Uses a time-series approach to investigate whether Michigan's school finance arrangements provide equal opportunity for Black minority students. Employing four relationship-based measures (the correlation coefficient, slope, elasticity, and adjusted relationship), the study found a generally positive relationship between Black student enrollment…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Minority Groups
Gardner, Sandra – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
For a number of years, colleges and universities have been making efforts to amend past discrimination and noninclusion of underserved minority students through targeted admissions, financial aid, and other programs. Now, these programs--in their original incarnation and, some would say, their original intent--are on the line. The big push to…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Law Schools, Ethnicity, Admission (School)
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Denson, Nida; Chang, Mitchell J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2009
This study addressed two questions: (a) Do different forms of campus racial diversity contribute uniquely to students' learning and educational experiences when they are simultaneously tested utilizing multilevel modeling? (b) Does a campus where students take greater advantage of those diversity opportunities have independent positive effects on…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Racial Relations, Educational Experience, Racial Differences
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – 1989
Michigan's "rust bowl" days are over. Although the work force is still too dependent on auto manufacturing, the economy is diversifying into trade, distribution, and financial and business services. The new jobs created are mostly in small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The state's population is very stable with few migrations…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Economic Climate, Economic Development, Educational Demand
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
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Thernstrom, Abigail – Academic Questions, 2003
On 23 June 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two rulings on the constitutionality of race preferences in university admissions. The cases in question both involved the University of Michigan and were designated Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger. The Michigan rulings were a stunning triumph for race preferences, from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Constitutional Law, Race, Affirmative Action
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2007
"The Achiever" is a monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) President Signs College Cost Reduction Act; (2) Galvanizing the Community: Charter Schools Provides Greater Choice to Colorado Latinos…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Resource Centers, Academic Standards, Federal Legislation
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1968
A survey of American history textbooks used in Michigan schools concludes that they are "very seriously deficient" in their treatment of minority groups, particularly Negroes. This review of textbooks is mandated by the Social Studies Textbook Act passed by the legislature in 1966 which requires an annual random sampling to ascertain how…
Descriptors: American History, Ethnic Groups, Evaluation Criteria, History Textbooks
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Carpenter, Dick – Journal of School Choice, 2006
To date, few studies have quantitatively examined within-group differences among charter schools. This is largely due to the lack of a workable typology with which to describe and classify schools. This study fills that gap with a two dimensional typology constructed from a sample of 1182 charter schools in five states--Arizona, California,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Classification, Cluster Grouping, State Surveys
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