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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1988
This compilation of statistical data presents the racial/ethnic distribution of students, professional staff, and classroom teachers in New York State public schools. Tables include the following: (1) Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Public School Students, 1987-88; (2) Distribution of Black and Hispanic Public School Students, 1987-88; (3) Percent…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Distribution
Ayalon, Aram – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2004
This article documents implementation and critically reflects upon the results of a partnership between a predominately white rural college and a multicultural urban school district. The partnership was intended both to recruit high school students of color from an urban school to teacher education and to encourage teacher candidates from a rural…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, College School Cooperation, Rural Areas, Minority Groups
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
Boyd, Don; Lankford, Hamp; Loeb, Susanna; Rockoff, Jonah; Wyckoff, Jim – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2008
Arguably the most important educational resource is teachers. Teachers and teaching quality are a central feature of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) which requires a "highly qualified teacher" in every core academic classroom. Many states and large districts also have policies in place to attract qualified teachers to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Academic Achievement
Duarte, Cristiane S.; Bird, Hector R.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Wu, Ping; Lewis-Fernandez, Roberto; Shen, Sa; Canino, Glorisa – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: The development of youth psychopathology may be associated with direct and continuous contact with a different culture (acculturation) and to distress related to this process (cultural stress). We examine cultural experiences of Puerto Rican families in relation to youth psychiatric symptoms in two different contexts: one in which…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Psychopathology, Foreign Countries, Probability
Clark, Noreen M.; And Others – 1974
The program of consumer education for Comprehensive Health Planning was developed to assist consumers to assume leadership roles in community decision-making with regard to health services. This paper presents a description of a project that was developed to train leaders for the program. The project consisted of special, advanced training…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Consumer Education, Health Programs, Leadership Training

Gilbertson, Greta A. – International Migration Review, 1995
Examines whether Dominican and Colombian immigrant women in Hispanic-owned firms in New York City are advantaged relative to women in other labor market sectors. Results from a survey of 904 women indicate that enclave employment promotes low wages, minimal benefits, and few opportunities for advancement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Groups, Females, Hispanic Americans

Waters, Mary C. – International Migration Review, 1994
Explores racial and ethnic identities adopted by a sample of 83 adolescent second-generation West Indian and Haitian Americans in New York City. Subjective understandings of their ethnic identities are described and contrasted with the identities and reactions of first-generation immigrants from the same countries. (GR)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1972
A collection of 1971-72 racial/ethnic data for the New York school population is given in this paper. Since 1966 such information has been collected annually from all public elementary and secondary schools and is now a part of the Education Department's Basic Data System. It is used within the Department to provide a statewide longitudinal record…
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Personnel
Pierce, Yolanda – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
The New York Times recently published an article titled "Little Advance Is Seen in Ivies' Hiring of Minorities and Women." The article leaves the reader with two distinct impressions: First, the pool of qualified minority scholars is just too small. And second, domestic issues make these high-powered jobs unattractive to female scholars.…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Selective Admission, College Faculty, Diversity (Faculty)
BIBER, BARBARA; LEWIS, CLAUDIA
CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD ADULTS WERE STUDIED IN A HARLEM PUBLIC SCHOOL. UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF A GAME, 51 NEGRO CHILDREN WERE TESTED. THE FIRST PART WAS "LET'S SEE IF ANY OF THESE TEACHERS REMIND YOU OF YOUR OWN TEACHER," AS THE CHILD GLANCED THROUGH PICTURES. BOTH PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT, OF NEGRO AND WHITE TEACHERS. THE SECOND PART…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Black Attitudes, Black Students, Black Teachers
New York State Dept. of Civil Service, Albany, NY. – 1971
This report presents the results of the fifth annual ethnic survey of New York State Civil Service employees by ethnic group, occupational group, Civil Service jurisdictional class, sex, and salary grade. As this survey marks the midpoint of a 10-year authorization by the Governor, a comparison is made of the 1971 figures with the situation in…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Ethnic Distribution

Jones, Frank; Flowers, Jacqueline Caraway – Academic Medicine, 1990
The Associated Medical Schools of New York consortium has established a multifaceted, statewide effort aimed at increasing the pool of qualified minority applicants. The programs include academic enrichment for precollege and college students, recruitment conferences, and a program to attract minority students to residency training in New York.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Enrichment Activities, Higher Education, Medical Education
Little, Judith Warren; Bartlett, Lora – Review of Research in Education, 2010
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…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Educational Opportunities, Teaching Methods
Foote, Jane – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
In the late 1990s the Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis was dangerous and crumbling, prompting "The New York Times" to dub the city "Murderapolis." As Minneapolis' largest neighborhood in size and population, and Minnesota's most culturally diverse community, the Phillips neighborhood became a negative symbol of urban blight…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Partnerships in Education, Urban Areas, Urban Renewal