THE DESEGREGATION AND EVENTUAL TRUE INTEGRATION OF A RACIALLY MIXED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., WERE TRACED. IN 1951, FOUR PLANS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, EACH DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING AND PROVIDE FOR DESEGREGATION. THE PLAN ADOPTED WAS THE PRINCETON PLAN, UNDER WHICH EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT WOULD…

A revision of a report introduced as evidence in the school finance case Levittown v. Nyquist, this report analyzes the way educational revenues are raised and distributed in New York State and demonstrates the impact of these methods on educational services. The study was based on 1974-75 official New York State data and utilized analytic…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference between the opportunities for 15- to 18-year olds in the distributive trades of England and distributive occupations of New York State. (Author)

The City University of New York (CUNY) has played a central role in educating minority and immigrant New Yorkers, and Hispanics comprise the largest minority and immigrant populations in the City. To examine the extent to which CUNY provides Hispanic native-born and immigrant students with access and the opportunity for achievement, a study was…

This special report analyzes patterns of migration in and out of New York State from 1980 to 1985, based on the "Current Population Survey: Annual Demographic File, 1985" and a mail survey of current and former New York residents. A brief summary and analysis of population loss during the 1970s is discussed. Data are presented from the…

This progress report examines past growth trends and identifies areas in which the New York State postsecondary system has made strides in adjusting to recent changes in the educational needs of students. Section 1, postsecondary education in New York State, examines the growth of the system; the changing times; and statewide progress in the area…

In this article, the author talks about Darcy Frey's famous book "The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams," which was published in 1994. In his book, Frey describes Coney Island's urban renewal wherein most of the cottages and triple deckers had been replaced by a vast tract of housing projects where African Americans now reside.…

In this chapter, the authors examine developments in the teacher workforce and in the occupation of teaching across recent generations. They take their point of departure from the perspective of prevailing policy discourse on enduring problems of educational equity, asking not only how teaching has evolved in recent decades but more specifically…

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is stated to discuss aspects of progress toward achieving racial equality in the past 10 years and to develop strategies for the decade ahead, was given by the Chairman of the New York State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.…

PUERTO RICO WAS DISCOVERED BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1493. THE PROCESS OF COLONIZATION BEGAN IN 1508, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF PONCE DE LEON AND HIS SPANISH SOLDIERS. PUERTO RICO WAS GOVERNED BY SPAIN FOR ABOUT 400 YEARS, AND THE GREAT MASS OF PEOPLE REMAINED POVERTY-STRICKEN, UNDERNOURISHED, AND ILLITERATE. THE ISLAND WAS CEDED TO THE UNITED STATES…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH. DISCUSSIONS WERE CENTERED ON (1) DETERMINING CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF NEGLECTED LANGUAGES WORTHY OF INCREASED STUDY, (2) SELECTING A LIST OF LANGUAGES MEETING THE CRITERIA, (3) A…

A TRAINING INSTITUTE WAS HELD FOR TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURE IN WHICH SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS EXPLORED AND EXPLAINED (1) THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, (2) FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR SUCH INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, (3) FACULTY REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL FIELDS OF AGRICULTURE, (4)…

The complete text of a statement of policy and proposed action adopted by the Regents of the University of the State of New York; its official title is Minority access to and participation in post-secondary education.'' (JM)

Reports the findings of a study in Erie County, New York, which assessed the present attitudes of a random sample of adult residents there toward possible metropolitan cooperation in education. (JM)

The reported successful recruitment of additional physicians to some rural communities in New York led to this study. Its objectives were to verify such immigration, to obtain limited demographic data on the new physicians, and to develop some explanation for their successful recruitment. (LBH)