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Steele, Marilyn; Langs, Walter, Jr. – 1974
The purpose of this position paper is to create awareness among decision makers and staff of Michigan foundations of the current status of Michigan residents who are Indian, Black, and Chicano minorities. An historic overview of the Indian, Black, and Spanish language populations in Michigan begins the paper. Indicators of current conditions of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Census Figures, Economic Factors
Trezise, Robert – 1973
In compliance with the Social Studies Textbook Act of the State of Michigan, 18 elementary, junior high school, and high school level social studies books were examined to determine the extent to which they adequately reflect the multi-racial, multi-ethnic and pluralistic nature of American society, both past and present. A group of 27 educators,…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation Criteria
Cobb, Casey D.; Glass, Gene V.; Crockett, Carol – 2000
Among the major concerns surrounding school-choice programs is their potential to stratify students along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic class. The latest among four U.S. Department of Education national evaluations of charter schools reports no evidence that charter schools are predominantly white or that they segregate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Michigan State Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Lansing. – 1987
To comply with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 requirements, the Michigan State Advisory Council for Vocational Education reviewed data from the Michigan Department of Education to determine the accessibility of vocational education to secondary and postsecondary students as it relates to enrollments. The evaluation component…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks, Disabilities
Granville, Kim Hoa – 1982
A needs assessment and analysis were conducted in Michigan to determine the status and effectiveness of vocational education for limited English-speaking ability (LESA) students relative to population, program instruction, and funding. Three survey instruments were developed: one for directors of bilingual programs, another for directors of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Educational Needs, Employment Projections
Lerner, Robert; Nagai, Althea K. – 1998
This study examines the extent to which racial preferences are used in a cross-section of Michigan's public universities and attempts to determine how the elimination of racial preferences would affect the enrollment patterns of these schools. It submits actual admissions data from eight public universities to statistical analysis. All eight…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Applicants
Michigan State Board for Public Community and Junior Colleges, Lansing. – 1989
This statistical profile provides, through text and charts, an overview of the types of postsecondary institutions in Michigan (including public 4-year universities, independent colleges and universities, public community and junior colleges, and proprietary schools and other postsecondary education institutions) and their governance. Opinions of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Brischetto, Robert; Vaughan, David – 1979
To study the impact of school finance reform on minorities and the poor, researchers gathered data on educational revenues and spending, tax effort, district wealth and income, ethnicity, and urban location in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, and Texas. Their data analysis used various measures of educational equity and fiscal…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Pontiac City School District, MI. – 1973
Pontiac schools were desegregated prior to the 1971-72 school year. Annual attitude surveys have been conducted to assess the impact of desegregation on parents, students, and staff. This report presents data on the attitudes and opinions of secondary school students concerning desegregation, school structure and climate, and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bus Transportation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
Burian-Fitzgerald, Marisa; Harris, Debbi – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2004
The vast majority of Michigan's teachers work above and beyond their required work week; the average teacher works more than 45 hours per week. The time teachers spend outside regular school hours is often ignored by critics who deride the "short hours and long vacations" enjoyed by teachers. When discussing compensation policies and…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Faculty Workload, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Salaries
Cournoyer, David, Ed. – W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2003
This Summer 2003 issue of "Y&E Lessons in Learning" contains the following articles: (1) Playgrounds Where All Kids Are Able to Play; (2) Kellogg Foundation Promotes Youth Voices in Special Comic Book; (3) Families for Kids: A Powerful Approach to System Reform; (4) New Program Focuses Community Leaders on Educational Change; (5)…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Colleges, Cartoons, Playgrounds
Harrison, Sharonlyn – 1997
This final report describes the Career Development for Non-Traditional College Students as Special Education Paraprofessionals Project, a Michigan project designed to develop career paths and employment opportunities for paraprofessionals who work with children, youth, and adults with disabilities. Its intent was to develop a value-based…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The State Bilingual Education program, the Local Bilingual program, and the Migrant Education program are designed to meet the needs of bilingual and migrant students in the School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan. Instruction consisted primarily of one hour of supplemental reading and mathematics. Students in grades 7-12 also received…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Pontiac City School District, MI. – 1975
Measures of student satisfaction and other variables which are related to student reaction to their school are built into the design of this study, which hypothesizes that satisfaction will represent the students' global response to the learning environment, and that in turn, this global response will be related to certain performance…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes, Ethnic Groups
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