A survey of 50,273 practicing physicians in New York State gathered data on demographic characteristics, medical education characteristics, practice setting characteristics, and specialty practice characteristics. Highlights of survey findings include: (1) physicians are distinctively male (78 percent) and white (76 percent); (2) minority…

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.…

In 1970, the New York Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights undertook a study of the State Department of Correctional Services. Using information obtained from observations and from interviews with officials, staff, and inmates, the investigation focused upon the impact of the system on minorities and women. In the…

Of 12,429 persons employed by New York City dailies, only 3.7 percent are Negroes and only 2.5 percent are of Puerto Rican or other Latin American background. In magazine and broadcasting firms in New York State employing 50 or more persons, only 5 percent are Negroes and six firms employ no Negroes, while no Spanish-Americans, Asians or American…

Notes that, although the open space design has not been problem free, satisfactory solutions have been found and the fears about the non feasibility of utilizing an open space program with minority youngsters has proven to be as ill-founded as the myth that black students cannot compete with whites successfully. (Author/AM)

In 1996-97, forty percent of all students in New York state public schools attend schools in one of the nine high minority districts in which minority students constituted eighty percent or more of total enrollment. This report uses the downstate metropolitan region to analyze the effect of state aid policies on high minority school districts and…

Examines the scope and variety of past demands for community-controlled schools in New York, which were especially visible in the actions of three groups: Irish Catholics in the 1840s; Jews in the period surrounding the turn of the century; Italians in the middle 1930s and early 1940s. (Author/JM)

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)

Presents data on 146 undocumented immigrant students attending the community colleges of the City University of New York, examined in the fall of 1993. Demographic, academic profile, grade point average, and probation statistics are provided. Data reveal an academically competent sample group, dominated by single females in their early to…

Argues that the current emphasis on the future economic worth of low-income, inner-city children is often inappropriate, because it tends to view them as economic units, some of whom may end up a burden to society while others have only limited utility. The paper suggests that these children have great value now and unlimited potential for the…

Today's linguistically diverse classrooms require teachers who are properly educated to communicate effectively with students, parents, and the larger community. Teacher education programs have the responsibility of preparing teachers with these skills and of responding to the shortage of racial and ethnic minorities within the state of New York's…

The study conducted included four school districts that were addressing New York State Chapter 405 citations related to disproportionality. The purpose of this study was to identify the districts' common characteristics related to disproportionality, as well as common approaches and processes used to address the issue. An action research,…

The Secondary Education Through Health Program (SETH) offers a means by which minority and disadvantaged high school students may acquire experience and knowledge in the health field while completing their senior year. Each year, a group of students from New York City high schools is selected to participate in the program, held at the Mount Sinai…

THIS PLAN FOR A SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY INSTRUCTION IN DISADVANTAGED BROOKLYN, N.Y., SCHOOLS OUTLINES THE METHODS TO BE USED IN COLLECTING DATA. INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, AND CITIZENS GROUPS. INCLUDED IN THE PLAN ARE AN OUTLINE OF THE SCHEDULE AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS AND A LIST OF…

Presented is the final report of the New York Regional Resource Center program for activities in the area of Child Find, Individual Educational Programs, and Non-Biased Assessment for handicapped children. Focused on are two areas of work, state program development, and project accountability and administration. It is noted that the following…