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Ward, Cynthia A.; And Others – 1987
This study examines the issues of teaching out-of-field and the issuance of emergency certificates in Mississippi school districts as well as student-teacher ratios in schools and the problem of a shortage of minority teachers. The implications inherent in these issues are discussed along with recommendations for solutions to the problems. Data…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Certification
Lum, Lydia – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
When Jackson State University officials and their collaborators assembled a proposal for a $12 million social and behavioral research center to combat terrorism, they hoped Federal officials would give a nod of approval to what they believed was a high-value concept. The proposal, Featuring the predominantly White Mississippi State University as…
Descriptors: State Officials, National Security, Black Colleges, Minority Groups
Download full textHexter, Holly – 1990
This paper describes state, institutional, and other community-based programs deemed exemplary (on the basis of design imperatives) for successful interventions to promote meaningful access of minority group youth to postsecondary education. The imperatives include early intervention, comprehensive and integrated intervention, intervention…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
