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Download full textFernandez, Edward W.; DeNavas, Carmen – Current Population Reports, 1985
As a supplement to the March 1982 Current Population Survey, the Bureau of the Census collected data on age, marital status, education, voting and registration, fertility, employment, family composition and size, income, and poverty status of Spanish-origin persons residing in the United States. Data were compared to data for the overall…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Direct linkFord, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 1995
This first serial issue addresses topics and issues impacting educational services for culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners. The issue contains three research-into-practice articles, an interview section called "In the Oral Tradition," and three teacher-generated articles which delineate learner-enhancing practices for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Black Students, Classroom Techniques
Sayler, Michael, Ed. – Tempo, 1996
This document consists of the four issues of "Tempo," the newsletter of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT), published during 1996. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, such as math and science instruction, culturally diverse gifted students, parents and teachers working together, and future challenges. Articles…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Child Advocacy, Cultural Differences
Current Population Reports, 1988
This report presents social and economic characteristics of the population below the poverty level in 1986 based on the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Among the highlights are the following: (1) the number of persons below the poverty level was 32.4 million; (2) the poverty rate was 13.6 percent; (3) Whites represented 69 percent of the…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
IDRA Newsletter, 1996
This newsletter includes six articles that examine key issues facing public schools and communities related to accountability, bilingual education, immigrant education, school finance, and school choice. In addressing these issues, articles focus on the importance of community involvement and input in local school reform efforts aimed at achieving…
Descriptors: Accountability, Activism, Bilingual Education, Citizen Participation
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1992
This document is a compilation of the first 18 issues of a newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each monthly issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Equity of Higher Education Opportunity:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees
Fisher, Maurice D., Ed. – Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 1995
This document consists of the four issues of the newsletter "Gifted Education Press Quarterly" published during 1995. This newsletter addresses issues in the education of gifted children and youth. The major articles are: (1) "Using Today's Technology: Parents Can Help Challenge Gifted Children" (Adrienne O'Neill); (2)…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Black Students, Creative Thinking
NCRVE Change Agent, 1993
These four issues of volume 3 (1993) contains brief reports on published research of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. In issue 1 are these two articles: "The Specifics: Integrating Vocational and Academic Education" and "A New Vision: Overhauling the Comprehensive High School." Issue 2 consists of four articles:…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences
Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1988
These four 1988 issues of the journal of the Society for Accelerated Learning and Teaching (SALT) include the following articles: "Educating the Children of Changing Cultures"; "All Stars to Center Stage: Accelerative Learning in the School of Business"; "SALT in the First Grade Classroom"; "Unlearning…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques
Graves-Desai, Kelly, Ed.; Eaton, Susan, Ed.; Walser, Nancy, Ed. – Harvard Education Letter, 1998
This document is comprised of volume 14 of the Harvard Education Letter, published bimonthly and addressing current issues in elementary and secondary education. Articles in the six issues of this volume include the following: (1) January-February--"Multi-Age Classrooms: An Age-Old Grouping Method Is Still Evolving" (Walser),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Bilingual Education
National Center for Education Statistics Bulletin, 1982
Men dominated the teaching positions in five of nine vocational program areas during 1979-80: industrial-arts (96.6 percent of full time positions), agriculture (93.5 percent), technical (92.8 percent), trade and industrial (91.4 percent), and distribution (69.5 percent) according to a survey of 282,292 full time instructional staff analyzed…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, American Indians, Asian Americans
Hart, Philip S., Ed. – Trotter Review, 2002
This theme issue contains papers on race and ethnicity in public education: "Introduction" (Philip Hart); "Toward Democratic Education: The Importance of Culturally Responsive Leadership in 21st Century Schools" (Donna M. Davis); "Improving the Selection Process for Identifying Gifted Ethnic Minority Children" (John Dillard and Nettye R. Brazil);…
Descriptors: Black Students, Child Development, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1994
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Children, Family Income and College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Zelasko, Nancy F., Ed. – NABE News, 1997
The eight issues of the newsletter of the National Association for Bilingual Education contain articles on these topics in relation to bilingual education: federal policy and policy formation; teacher qualifications; the English-only movement; parent involvement; reading instruction; the effect of foreign-language schools on children's…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 2000
The new emphasis on welfare reform, self-reliance, and individual accountability and the new time limits imposed by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have resulted in large numbers of people between the ages of 18 and 24 entering the work force. The three main career options for youth in transition from school to work are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse
