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Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 2003
On March 28, 2003 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a report titled "Race-Neutral Alternatives in Postsecondary Education: Innovative Approaches to Diversity." The purpose of this report is to describe a number of race-neutral approaches that postsecondary institutions across the United States are using. This staff assessment by the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Class Rank, College Admission
Peer reviewedMohr, Clarence L. – American Journal of Education, 1998
The two studies reviewed attest to the distance southern educational history has traveled since the legal underpinnings of "separate but equal"809 schooling were demolished in 1954. Careful study of the learning atmosphere prior to desegregation should yield insights useful in today's schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Hacker, Andrew – The New York Review of Books, 1989
Reviews eight recently published reports focusing on affirmative action in higher education. Discusses the following topics: (1) college admission policies; (2) minority student performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT); (3) school desegregation; and (4) minority group teachers. (FMW)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affirmative Action, Black Students, Book Reviews
