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Dean, Frances F. – 1967
This bibliography was compiled by the Programa de Educacion Interamericana for teachers who need ready sources of good information useable in the classroom, and suitable for a given grade level. The major division of entries is by country in Central and South America, with sections for Canada and the United States. Within each section, entries are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Art, Audiovisual Aids
Rodriguez, Rosana; McCollum, Pam; Diaz-Sanchez, Micaela; Romero, Anna Alicia; Montemayor, Aurelio – 2002
This guide provides a family approach to college planning, with the goal of helping Latino students gain college entrance. Part 1 provides basic information about college, including information about how early parents should begin talking with their children about college, how parents can help their children plan for college, ensuring that…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
IDRA Newsletter, 1997
This newsletter includes five articles about educational and school policies, primarily related to equality of educational opportunity. "Texas Legislature Considers Much for Education, Accomplishes Little" (Albert Cortez, Anna Alicia Romero) summarizes educational legislation considered by the Texas legislature in the session ending in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Charter Schools, Dropouts
Mexican American Students' Perception of Discursive Practices in Mathematics and Science Classrooms.
Telese, James A.; Ramirez, Reynaldo, Jr. – 2001
A study examined English-dominant and Spanish-dominant students' perceptions of opportunities to communicate in science and mathematics classrooms. A survey was administered to 207 Mexican American secondary students who attended a summer enrichment program in mathematics and science at a university on the Texas-Mexico border. The students were…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Enrichment Activities, Females
Salas, Carlos Martin Velez; Flores, Belinda Bustos; Smith, Howard L. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2005
This article presents a study of preservice teachers' attitudes to language diversity. Using a modified version of the Language Attitude for Teachers Scale (Byrnes & Kiger, 1994), we surveyed preservice teachers (N = 518) before their multicultural education course. The pilot study sample included White college students and Mexican American…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interaction, Education Courses, White Students
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1994
This report provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Texas Educational Opportunity Plan (TEOP), a 5-year plan implemented in 1989 to increase Black and Hispanic undergraduate and graduate enrollment at public colleges and universities within the state, and to increase the number of Black and Hispanic employees in the state's higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, College Faculty, Diversity (Institutional)
IDRA Newsletter, 1996
This theme issue focuses on issues related to high Texas dropout rates among Hispanic and other minority group students and on dropout prevention strategies. "School Finance Inequities Mean Schools Are Not Ready To Teach" (Maria Robledo Montecel) deplores the recent Texas Supreme Court ruling that state educational funding is…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Court Litigation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Montecel, Maria Robledo , Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2001
The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2001 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles are: "Challenges and Strategies for Principals of Low-Performing Schools" (Abelardo Villarreal); "Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program in…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Involvement

Montes, Felix – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
Based on the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach, the Content Area Program Enhancement (CAPE) model fosters a collaborative environment among teachers and administrators to improve achievement for English language learners. In three predominantly Hispanic middle schools in south Texas, CAPE improved reading and mathematics scores for all…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Mace-Matluck, Betty J.; And Others – 1985
To gather information to assist policy makers, curriculum designers, and classroom teachers in planning and delivering language and reading instruction that will promote success in school of children from complex language backgrounds, a 6-year longitudinal investigation begun in 1978 tracked approximately 250 Spanish-speaking children from low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Educational Quality
Mangino, Evangelina; And Others – 1984
Results are summarized for the Austin, Texas, Independent School District (AISD) achievement testing program during the 1984-85 year. The data are presented to compare AISD results to national and urban averages. The performance of AISD students on other tests is presented, as well as two-year and six-year trends. Both percentile and grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Policy Planning and Research. – 1998
This report presents findings about the academic performance of elementary students with limited English proficiency (LEP) who entered first grade in Texas public schools in 1992-93. In general, performance gaps existed between elementary LEP students and non-LEP students, in terms of Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) results and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Texas Kids Count Project, Austin. – 1995
This report presents information on the status of Hispanic children in Texas, with special emphasis on the comparative status of Hispanic children in counties along the Texas-Mexico border. Information was gathered from a literature review, state agencies, the 1990 decennial U.S. census, focus groups, and interviews. A demographic overview shows…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Rate

Main, Melody; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Profiles a 16-week learning unit that led students to develop literacy in their native Spanish, as well as academic and computing skills. The reading and writing assignments incorporated grammar, geography, and local and family histories to create a sense of pride in the students' community and culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Traits, Elementary Education
Green, Anson M. – 1998
The Culebra Road GED/JOBS (General Educational Development/Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) class provides recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with remedial academic instruction, job preparedness training, and training in parenting skills. At the suggestion of one of its students, the class undertook a project that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Class Activities, Dropout Prevention