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Guthrie, James W.; And Others – 1969
This book which has been appended as part of the Equal Educational Opportunity hearings of the Senate Select Committee primarily focuses on the thesis that schooling provided to an individual and his subsequent educational achievement and post-school performance are determined to a substantial degree by his social and economic circumstances. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Antisocial Behavior, Career Choice
Tatto, Maria Teresa; Lundstrom-Ndibongo, Virginia; Newman, Brenda E.; Nogle, Sally E.; Sarroub, Loukia K.; Weiler, James M. – 2000
A Michigan State University policy analysis class explored migrant education in Michigan through literature reviews and interviews with policymakers, teachers, and migrant children and their families. They identified four areas that need attention. First, people who understand the learning needs of migrant students should be recruited as teachers.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Needs
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Homeless Youth. – 1991
This manual is designed to be used to acquaint Michigan State school and community members with provisions and requirements of the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990. This act authorizes local and intermediate school districts to use competitive funding and to implement innovative laws, policies, and procedures that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Board of Education Role
Hines, Edward R.; And Others – 1974
This case study is designed to determine the structures, actors, processes, and relationships that are involved when State government in Michigan determines policy for the public schools. The report looks at an instance of policymaking in each of the issue areas of finance, desegregation, and program improvement -- in this case, State assessment.…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Detroit Board of Education, MI. Citizens Advisory Committee on Equal Educational Opportunities. – 1962
THIS 1962 REPORT CONTAINS THE FINDINGS OF A 2-YEAR ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES IN THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH FACTORS ARE EXAMINED WHICH AFFECT THE EDUCATION OF ALL PUPILS, THE REPORT PARTICULARLY FOCUSES ON RACE RELATIONS, DISCRIMINATION, AND THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bus Transportation, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Rhodes, William C., Ed.; Sweeney, Dwight P., Ed. – 1977
These proceedings were compiled from two separate institutes held in Ann Arbor on November 18-19, 1976, and again on January 20-21, 1977. Institute participants included directors of special education, school psychologists, school social workers, and teacher consultants from around the state. The papers presented here are composites of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Diagnostic Tests, Due Process
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
Developed in response to the many recent national reports on school excellence in order to further improve education in Michigan, this document emphasizes equity as well as excellence. Section 1 outlines four key principles for making specific recommendations for educational improvement: improving learning, creating a learning environment,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Moody, Charles D., Sr.; Kearney, C. Philip – Breakthrough, 1984
The 1981 enactment of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 2 (ECIA-Chapter 2), which consolidated 28 separate categorical federal aid programs into a single block grant, has had policy and fiscal impacts in Michigan. Policy debate centers on the inherent tension between equity, particularly equity defined as equal treatment of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Block Grants, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Baldwin, Richard; And Others – 1994
This final report describes the Michigan Inclusive Education Initiative, a 5-year federally supported project designed to provide statewide training and technical assistance to schools, policy analysis and development, leadership development, and related activities to facilitate integration of students with disabilities into regular education…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements include: how the United States can maximize the number of students, including non-traditional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Education Trust, Washington, DC. – 2001
This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Michigan and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Curriculum, Educational Attainment
Timpane, Michael; And Others – 1987
A group of three conference papers, all addressing the subject of effective programs to decrease the number of school dropouts, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Systemic Approaches to Reducing Dropouts" (Michael Timpane), asserts that dropping out is a symptom of failures in the social, economic, and educational systems.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
CRW Associates, Inc., Detroit, MI. – 1985
This manual provides step-by-step strategies and materials for recruiting and retaining minority students in secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs. Particular emphasis is placed on recruiting for training, education, and placement in high-growth, emerging occupations and on providing equal access to all vocational and technical…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Educational Strategies
Kaufmann, Susan W.; Sharp, Sally; Miller, Jeanne E.; Waltman, Jean – 2000
This report examines the importance of education to women and the effects of tuition, state and federal aid programs, child care, and welfare policies on Michigan women's access to higher education. Sections of the report address the following issues: (1) why the education of women matters, noting that postsecondary education is the primary means…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Center for Women's Services. – 1985
Examination of data concerning such topics as enrollment in nontraditional vocational programs and comparative earnings of male and female vocational graduates indicates that efforts to reduce sex bias and sex role stereotyping in Michigan's secondary vocational programs have resulted in increased attention to the issue at the local level. Such…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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