Criteria that characterize competent teachers of the disadvantaged are concerned with the areas of academic preparation, preservice internships, personality, and continuous professional growth. (Author/IRT)

Teachers, programs, and facilities suitable to the special needs and potentialities of inner city youngsters must be provided. (Author/MK)

Asserts that opponent's predictions that school choice would result in mass exodus of students and a disparate impact on public schools have failed to materialize. Argues that disadvantaged students, especially blacks, in inner-city schools are the principal beneficiaries of voucher programs. (Contains 13 references.) (PKP)

High school teachers often have difficulty motivating struggling students to complete homework--especially in inner-city schools in which many students are discouraged by stressful living conditions. The authors consulted with successful urban educators who were involved with innovative, small high schools in New York City, and asked what…