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Download full textAscher, Carol; And Others – 1986
This paper provides a review of three related literatures on urban education: the demographic characteristics of the students and communities served by urban schools; some notable urban educational policies and practices; and issues and trends in equity research. The following trends and issues in school programs and practices specifically related…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Dropouts, Educational Policy
Wells, Amy Stuart – 1989
Despite the 1973 Supreme Court decision, Keyes v. Denver School District, Hispanic students are more segregated today than they were 20 years ago, and gaps between the educational attainment and earnings of Hispanics and non-Hispanics continue to widen. The nation's Hispanic population has grown almost five times faster than the non-Hispanic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students
Bempechat, Janine; Ginsburg, Herbert P. – 1989
Research on academic achievement and high risk students over the past 30 years indicates that the home, the school, or the community can be the source of insufficient educational experiences that contribute to educational disadvantage. About 30 percent of the present school population is estimated to be at risk of failure, and demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Influence, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Urban Superintendents' Sounding Board, 1993
Building community collaboration and commitment for educating students in urban districts was the theme of the January 29-31, 1992, meeting of the Urban Superintendents' Network. Presentations and discussions focused on the political nature of education, Chapter 1 legislation, the use of educational technology, and educational standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Ascher, Carol – 1993
This digest focuses on several issues in school desegregation that stem from recent changes in demography, policy, and research. Change in student diversity, the first consideration, is even more marked in cities than in the country as a whole, with only 9 of 47 urban cities in the Great City Schools network having a majority white enrollment.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Cultural Differences, Demography
Wells, Amy Stuart – 1988
The need to recruit more minority teachers for urban schools is acute. Although enrollment in teacher preparation programs has increased, few of these future teachers intend to teach in urban schools where they are most needed. Ninety-five percent of prospective secondary school teachers come from suburban, rural, or small town backgrounds, and…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Minority Group Teachers
