In this paper we share findings of a textbook analysis in which we explored the treatment of segregated education in eight, widely-used secondary United States history and government textbooks. We positioned our findings within the historiography related to the African American school experience which challenges the notion that the lack of…

During the 2008-09 school year, over 5,000 charter schools operated in 40 states and Washington, D.C. and were attended by over 1.5 million students, or about three percent of the nation's public school students. Although the first U.S. charter schools opened in 1992, debate continues over whether they provide students with a better education than…

In this study a representative sample of 880 elementary and secondary teachers currently teaching in 33 schools across the state of Arizona were asked about their perceptions of how their ELL students were faring under current instructional policies for ELL students. Teachers were surveyed during the Spring of 2010. Overall findings show that most…

The purpose of this study is to expand the definition of adequacy by adding soft skills as a measure of school productivity. The singular focus on academic standards inherent in education policy has prevented scholars from seeing the concept of adequacy through myriad perspectives and has contributed to a resegregation of schools. Education policy…

Social prejudice by Texas-Anglo society as reflected by politicians and administrators resulted in a segregated school system. However, the Mexican community never passively accepted discrimination in the schools. The American G.I. Forum's records and the action of the World War II generation indicate that Mexicans have long struggled to acquire…

Lists references to editorials, articles, theses, and books by Charles H. Thompson, Black educator and former editor of the "Journal of Negro Education." Discusses Thompson's writings on social issues that affect the education of Blacks. (GC)

This article argues that the implicit goals of public school practice are the following: (1) to persuade or compel subgroup members to adapt to cultural and structural interests of one or more of a society's dominant groups; and (2) to limit the dominated group's own need for altering the status quo. (Author/EB)

Reviews the educational and legal history of Black education; criticizes the emphasis on achievement scores as a predominant variable in the measurement of such programs; and states that conclusions about Black enrollment, retention, and successful matriculation are generally positive. (Author/MLF)

This booklet contains two papers: (1) "Federal Agencies and Urban Segregation: Steps Toward Coordinated Action," by Gary Orfield; and (2) "Mounting a Concerted Federal Attack on Urban Segregation," by William L. Taylor. In the first paper, racial, economic, and educational trends in urban areas are reviewed. Lack of Federal commitment,…

Research problems related to studies of school desegregation in urban areas are identified and discussed. A review of statistical models used in desegregation research indicates that deviation models are the most appropriate for investigating short-run effects of desegregation. (Author/DB)

The article discusses a study which examined whether Black students who attended desegregated high schools were more likely to attend desegregated colleges. Data were based on a survey of 253 randomly selected Black students in Florida. Findings indicated that attendance at an integrated high school is a major variable influencing a student to…

Based on a sample of students in 11 public high schools, the article explores the relationship between class racial composition and academic outcomes for Black students under conditions including degree of friendship with Whites and characteristics of Black and White students. Concludes that the impact of interracial contact on academic outcomes…

This article discusses educational inequalities within the territorial context of Spain, and more particularly in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The analysis, which takes a comparative international approach, looks at the question from two points of view. First, from the angle of students, an analysis is made of the impact produced by…

The relation of racially segregated schooling to segregated housing has been, since Brown v. Topeka, a subject of increasing political and legal concern. Research on White flight, resegregation, and housing desegregation must continue, since after 30 years of desegregation, we still know little of whether it helps to integrate housing. (Author/LC)

Reviews the findings of several studies on the status of race and sex desegregation in the United States. Outlines recent school desegregation litigation and developments in a number of states. (GC)