This report evaluates the Urban University Program (UUP), designed to improve urban outreach activities at eight Ohio Universities: Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Ohio State University, University of Akron, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, Wright State University, and Youngstown State University. The UUP provides…

In this critique of elementary and secondary education in the United States, the first section discusses the history of the U.S. educational system and how the development of the schools' curricula and assessment programs have been adapted to the white, male, Eurocentric style of learning. The second section looks at inequalities in learning and…

This paper describes the use of special "Intervention Teachers" to address the needs of severely learning disabled (LD) high school students in a Chicago Public High School. In this approach the Intervention Teacher, a trained LD teacher, consults with, helps, and observes the regular teacher's instructional plans and implementation.…

The monograph addresses evolving organizational structures in special education from the perspectives of theory and practice. The initial paper, "Issues in Organizational Structure" (D. Sage), focuses on how the multiple units and operations of the special education system should be related and how the management authority and responsibility for…

Nearly forty monographs, papers and journal articles are abstracted in this review of recent literature on instructionally effective schooling. The works, most of them published since the mid-1970s, focus on various aspects of urban, minority, and compensatory education, as well as on more general issues in elementary and secondary educational…

This review of the research on using the newspaper in the classroom offers suggestions to aid teachers in incorporating the newspaper into their class activities. Ways in which the use of the newspaper improves classroom discussion and reading skills and motivation (in inner-city schools especially) are discussed. Suggestions for specific…

Speech and language assessment of 719 black preschool children with linguistically and culturally sensitive materials indicated that 10.6 percent failed the screenings. When full diagnostic evaluations were conducted, prevalence rates for the entire sample were 2.6 percent for language disorders, 1.5 percent for speech disorders, and 1.4 percent…

Reviews the 21 articles in this special theme issue. Relates the articles to the prerequisite steps for promoting educational equity and excellence, including the following: (1) enacting and interpreting laws; (2) implementing them energetically and sympathetically; and (3) encouraging beneficiaries to take advantage of programs as well as to…

This paper presents a review of the available data on the extent of truancy and the factors associated with and contributory to truancy. It suggests that pupil personnel workers begin to adopt more strategies of the change agent and a more active examination of the total life space and relationships of students. (Author)

Claims that student affairs personnel must be active in developing and providing student services that also help reinforce and support the learning community. Focuses on the delivery of necessary services, retention, campus life, technology, assessment and planning, financing, and the structure and organization of services. (RJM)

Following the publication of "A Nation at Risk" and other reports calling for major changes in American public education, advocates for poor and minority students produced a subset of reports urging that the disadvantaged not be overlooked in the movement. Reviews and evaluates recent urban education reform reports and legislation. (AF)

This article provides a broad overview of several key issues and trends in education that were discussed in some of the leading professional education journals during 1990. Topics discussed include national goals for education, school restructuring, at-risk students, urban education, and reform of teacher education. (15 references) (LRW)

Reviews seven books that concern some of the tough issues in schools such as violence, racial bias, and poverty. Suggests that school board members who read these books can have a firsthand look into the lives of students, teachers, parents, and school executives. Information on ordering the books is provided. (MLF)

While focusing on the urban context, this article reviews research regarding the family and peer contexts of risk for antisocial behavior and school failure as well as recent empirical evidence supporting strategies for intervention. Early intervention, family interventions, and school environments that discourage aggression are urged. (Contains…

Articles in this theme issue counter the myths of youth violence and probe the realities in school, the community, and the juvenile justice system. Most articles highlight the situations of urban youth of color. Alternative perspectives are presented, including some consideration of the situation of young women and girls, and some artwork and…