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Wilcox, Susan – IUME Briefs, 1998
An evaluation of the International Youth Leadership Institute (IYLI), summarized in this IUME Brief, helps fill the gaps in knowledge about how youth programs help Blacks and Latinos negotiate their adolescence and attempt to form an integrated sense of self. IYLI, founded in 1989, is an academic leadership development program for Black and Latino…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Child Development, High School Students
Hernandez, Ramona; And Others – IUME Briefs, 1996
In recent years the Dominican population has been the fastest growing ethnic population in New York City, now comprising the second largest Hispanic group. This study reviewed 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census of Population statistics to present a picture of the economic lives of Dominicans and suggest ways to improve their status. The income of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Dominicans, Economic Factors
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IUME Briefs, 1992
This brief, based on a presentation by New York City Board of Education member Dr. Luis Reyes, describes the work and findings of the Latino Commission on Educational Reform, a special commission of the Board. In an effort to gather information for 1990-91 on Latino students in New York City schools, the Commission found that: Latino students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advisory Committees, Demography, Dropout Rate