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Kim, Jimmy; Sunderman, Gail L. – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (The), 2004
This report examines how state policymakers designed their accountability systems to meet the NCLB Title I requirements and the implications of its provisions for schools with large numbers of low-income and minority students. The authors conducted their study in six states--Arizona, California, Illinois, New York, Virginia, and Georgia--which are…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Government, State Programs, Public Schools
Foner, Nancy – Migration World Magazine, 1995
Discusses some ways in which immigration has affected race and ethnic relations in New York City (New York), particularly new immigrants and their interrelationships with the older established immigrant populations. The author examines the tensions and competition that have been created between these groups and the encouraging instances of…
Descriptors: Competition, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations, Immigrants
Clark, Walter – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
The Brown v. Board of Education decision was not specifically focused on postsecondary education; however, it helped facilitate minority admissions into predominantly White colleges and universities from the late 1950s onward. The Brown decision made many colleges and universities question whether diversity is a legitimate educational goal in…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, African American Students, Court Litigation, Racial Bias
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Chen-Hafteck, Lily – Music Education Research, 2007
The present research investigated the effects of an interdisciplinary program on Chinese music and culture, based on a sociocultural approach to multicultural music education. The program was introduced to 250 fifth- and sixth-grade children in three schools in New York, USA. Reports and questionnaires were collected from the teachers, students,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Minority Groups, Learning Motivation, Cultural Awareness
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Maestri, Melissa Amy – History Teacher, 2006
The research for this study was undertaken to analyze the New York State 11th grade United States History Regents exams through conducting a content analysis of the types of multiple-choice questions asked in Part I of the tests with a particular emphasis on the variety of questions asked regarding women and race. Because these tests stand at the…
Descriptors: Grade 11, United States History, Multicultural Education, Content Analysis
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1988
New York State should develop a comprehensive justification for its involvement in minority business development and each State program should be closely associated with that rationale. Minority business development programs are often short-sighted, potentially conflicting, and yield unimpressive results. Development of Economic Development Zones…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Businesses, Black Employment, Community Development
Grantham, Robert J.; Gordon, Myra – 1983
Project "Open Horizons," in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York, was born out of a recognition that minority adolescents in disadvantaged communities face serious social and personal problems in the area of career development. The originators of the project were seeking an effective methodology for exposing disadvantaged youth to a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Career Guidance, Disadvantaged Youth
Douglas, Alexandria, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This report outlines the highlights of the New York State Special Summit on Black and Hispanic Children. One hundred selected leaders from government, private industry, foundations, academia, the religious community, advocacy organizations and voluntary agencies heard presentations from national and state experts and developed recommendations for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Demography
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Jennings, James – 1977
The idea of utilizing vouchers in the U.S. educational system has been suggested by a number of scholars. Most discussions regarding vouchers have addressed questions at the elementary and secondary educational levels. In this paper the New York State Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) is examined as a voucher system for higher education. TAP's impact…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Vouchers, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Dobris, John, Comp.; Herman, Beatrice, Comp. – 1974
An abbreviated descriptive summary of each ESEA Title I project implemented by local education agencies in New York State using fiscal year 1974 ESEA Title I Federal funds is provided in this publication. The exceptions are in New York City, comprising the counties of Bronx, Kings, Manhattan, Queens, and Richmond. Projects for New York City are…
Descriptors: Agencies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Kim, Jimmy; Sunderman, Gail L. – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (The), 2004
Expanded schooling options for disadvantaged children is one of the four major principles of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), representing the theory that competition will produce better educational opportunities for disadvantaged students and improve the performance of low-performing schools. Under NCLB, school choice is the first in a series…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Minority Groups, Educational Improvement, Disadvantaged Youth
Sigman, Stuart J.; Scotchmer, Sara Parker – 1994
This directory lists 24 locations for various "rite of passage" programs. These programs are designed to empower youth at a time of life transition, especially during the middle school years, when children feel most vulnerable and are most "at-risk." The directory gives a brief description of each program and provides the names…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Community Influence, Cultural Awareness
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Urban Review, 1973
Discusses the Directed Learning Program in Hempstead, Long Island, one of 13 compensatory education programs across the country recommended for emulation by other school districts by the ERIC/Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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Alexander, Nicola A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2002
Examined the links between the minority and poverty status of public secondary schools and course-taking patterns within those schools by looking at the 1984 Regents Action Plan in New York state to explore the role of standards-based policies in altering connections between schooling context and curricula. Finds show the beneficial effects of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Toch, Thomas – School Administrator, 2005
Some public schools do a great job educating students of color to high standards. But they populate public education much the way houses in rural regions appear at night from a jetliner passing high above--as faint beacons. The core challenge of school reform today is to produce not merely a few glimmers of success but the dense glow of thousands…
Descriptors: Urban Education, School Restructuring, Public Education, Academic Achievement
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