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Donato, Rubén; Hanson, Jarrod – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Mexican Americans have a long history in the struggle to end school segregation and achieve educational equality. Rubén Donato and Jarrod Hanson trace that history through a series of court cases that show how their fight for desegregation both intersects with and differs from the more well-known struggle of Black Americans. In some cases, Mexican…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, School Segregation, Equal Education, Educational History
Valencia, Richard R.; Valenzuela, Angela; Sloan, Kris; Foley, Douglas E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Response to article in December 2000 "Phi Delta Kappan" by James Scheurich, Linda Skrla, and Joseph Johnson in support of the Texas Accountability System. Discusses flaws in the article's historical possibilities thesis and the inaccurate characterization of accountability as a dichotomy. Advocates Coalition for Authentic Reform…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criticism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Scheurich, James Joseph; Skrla, Linda; Johnson, Joseph F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Are state accountability systems hurting minority and low- income children's education or increasing equity? The answer is both, depending on which system, interacting components, or time periods are being considered. System flaws in Texas and elsewhere may be distracting folks from historic improvement possibilities. (Contans 23 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education