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New York University Education Quarterly, 1980
Large numbers of Hispanics and Orientals have taken up residence in New York City since 1965. The authors provide a profile of the newcomers and note that they comprise distinct national subgroups, each with its own characteristics. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Bilingualism, Ethnic Distribution
Howe, Harold II – American School Board Journal, 2000
Critiquing Nina and Sol Horowitz's article advocating high-stakes tests, the author deplores deleterious effects of too-rigorous standards on poor students and recent immigrants. Without large-scale initiatives to affect their lives out of school, urban youngsters' prospects are dim. A National Research Council report offers testing guidelines.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life
