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Moody, Charles, Sr.; And Others – Integrated Education, 1978
Summarized in this paper is an examination of district segregation, the concentration of racial and ethnic minority group students in individual buildings within Michigan school districts. State, district, and building are used as units of analysis in showing the extent of racial segregation in Michigan public schools. (EB)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Children
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Weber, Jerome C.; Pope, Myron L.; Simpson, Michael W. – College and University, 2005
The United States Supreme Court has had a significant role in the exploration and definition of affirmative action in this country. No more so than in the recent decisions related to the University of Michigan admissions cases. This article will explore the historical role of the U.S. Supreme Court and the decisions that this entity has made in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, United States History, Court Litigation, Higher Education
Lindstrom, Duane – 1976
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 represents recent congressional action designed to improve the housing and living conditions of the nation's poor. Like the 1974 act, the older Federal model cities program (1968-72) was designed to benefit low and moderate income families, provide alternative uses for available funds, and allow…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Decision Making, Economic Development
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Irwin, Martha; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1994
Describes a multicultural literacy project that has been successfully implemented in three school districts in southeastern Michigan and explains the hypertext materials that enhance it. Highlights include the needs of minority and economically deprived students; examples of screens; and implications of using hypertext materials to support…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Malveaux, Julianne – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
While policy-makers and educational administrators decry the underrepresentation of African American students in institutions of higher education, groups like the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) work to limit African American presence on campuses even more. While innovative programmers build programs that will attract African American students…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Minority Groups, Higher Education, Court Litigation
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1994
This document provides a status report of the Michigan Department of Education's Civil Rights Compliance Program in the area of vocational education. The report is based on compliance audits of a minimum of 20 percent of the state's total number of secondary and postsecondary vocational education providers. Compliance activities were conducted by…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Equal Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The 1987-88 Saginaw (Michigan) Prekindergarten Program, funded under the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1, served 479 children at 13 elementary schools, and attained ten (62.5 percent) of its 16 achievement objectives. A list of the objectives is included in Appendix A. The program is designed to prepare inner-city 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
Atkinson, Karla – 1979
Three hundred and fifty nine career and vocational resources were reviewed to determine if male and female students in Michigan secondary schools were exposed to sex-role stereotyping in instructional materials. The review was conducted as part of a site visitation to twenty secondary and area vocational skill centers. A twenty-two item instrument…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Females, Instructional Materials
Gipson, Joella – Educational Technology, 1997
Discusses the disparity in numbers of girls and boys taking math, science, and computer classes in elementary and secondary schools, and examines steps being taken to better prepare girls, especially minority girls, for an increasingly technical society. A program in Michigan is described that involved a school and business partnership. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gender Issues
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Pasch, Marvin; And Others – Urban Education, 1990
Describes the key features of a new and unconventional teacher preparation program intended to provide urban minority students with skills and incentive to be educators. Discusses how the success of the program will be evaluated. Describes the Urban Teacher Program in Michigan, a collaboration among two school districts and three colleges. (JS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Minority Group Teachers, Participant Characteristics
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Scheetz, L. Patrick; Gardner, Philip D. – 1990
This reports presents information on the early career outcomes of college graduates at all degree levels, plus minority and teacher certificated graduates based on data from 28 public and independent two-and four-year colleges and universities in Michigan. The report is divided into three parts. The first section presents the data for all…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Degrees (Academic)
Cassidy, Eileen – 1988
The Minority Outreach Project, conducted by the Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education in Flint, Michigan, developed and implemented a model to reach and involve Black parents of handicapped students in their child's education. Project components included research, outreach, and model development. Outreach strategies developed included…
Descriptors: Black Family, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups
Chapman, John, M., Ed. – 1979
This document represents Volume I of a two volume study to determine the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society. The document is presented in three parts. Part I covers the Michigan Social Studies Textbook Act, an historical overview of previous Michigan…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Chapman, John M., Ed. – 1979
This document, Volume II of a two-volume report on the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society, contains individual reports of each reviewer. Fifteen reviewers examined textbooks and accompanying instructional materials according to the degree to which they…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Upjohn (W.E.) Inst. for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1970
Results of a study of apprenticeship programs, which provide related educational instruction, sponsored by the Kalamazoo Public Schools are presented. The study contains four sections. The first section includes a description of the nature of apprenticeship training, the role and status of apprenticeship training in Kalamazoo, and an analysis of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Counseling, Industry, Job Skills
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