Black superintendents are significantly underrepresented in our nation's schools. Despite a slight increase in representation of female Black superintendents, minorities of all races continue to be underrepresented (Tienken & Domenech, 2020). In this study, I examined the experiences of Black superintendents in Michigan who currently hold…

Poverty is rife in many African countries and this has serious implications for the provision of quality education. Rural schools face severe challenges that are unique to their environment. A lack of parental interest in children's education, insufficient funding from the state, a lack of resources, underqualified teachers, and multi-grade…

Providing information about where and how to locate and recruit resettled migrants in the State of Delaware for the purpose of enrolling eligible children in the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, this manual provides suggested strategies and extensive information on persons and organizations who might be viable resources for the recruiter.…

Summarizes a study that manipulated the race and sex of teacher applicants and organizational representatives to produce demographically similar and dissimilar pairings. Varied recruitment messages to reflect different groupings of homogeneous attributes related to economic incentives, work environment, or work itself. Racially similar pairings…

In order to truly desegregate urban schools, there must be a focus on finding, hiring, and supporting black women superintendents. Examines the lack of black women among public school superintendents; strengths that black women superintendents bring to urban school districts; factors contributing to their success; challenges they face; issues in…

To rectify the problem of a mostly White teaching and administrative staff in a Delaware school district with a 17 percent Black student enrollment, administrators set up conferences with Black community members to discuss teacher recruitment, expectations for Black students, and the districts' effectiveness in meeting minority student needs. (MLH)

Increasing participation of Black students in high technology vocational programs requires (1) eliminating negative attitudes about vocational education; (2) introducing technology education in elementary and middle schools; and (3) linking vocational programs with community opportunities, for example, through the work of vocational-technical…

This document presents, for local Urban League affiliates and community-based organizations, a framework for developing and conducting locally operated mentor programs. The development of mentoring programs has been an incremental process. Mentoring programs now contain some elements that other programs lack, such as an emphasis on self-esteem,…

This report presents the Austin Independent School District's (AISD) Affirmative Faculty/Staff Recruitment Plan 1983 evaluation findings. The plan has two long range goals: (1) to have male and female representation at all employment levels whenever possible; and (2) to attain ethnic percentages for all levels of the professional personnel…

Findings of a study that examined African-American teachers' career aspirations, particularly their perceptions of administrative leadership positions, are presented in this paper. Data were collected through interviews with and surveys mailed to a total of 26 African-American teachers who had participated in the Minority Teacher Recruitment…

Research does not support the contention that underrepresentation of women and minorities in the educational administration hierarchy is a function of deficits in training, competence, experience, and number of qualified applicants. The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting the entrance of women and minorities into this hierarchy.…

Provides teaching activities based on a recruiting poster directed at African-American men during the U.S. Civil War. Includes a brief history of the experience of African-American Union troops. Discusses document analysis, creative writing activities, oral reports, and activities for further research. Focuses on problems of racial discrimination…

Examines present and projected national trends to outline challenges in public education. Focuses on the growth of minority populations and likely consequences of poverty and inadequate education. Describes the crisis of the declining number of minority teachers. Identifies ways that universities can act as partners in confronting educational…

During the past decade, there has been a simultaneous decline in the number of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American teachers and an increase in the number of students among these same groups of minorities (referenced in this text as people of color). An array of topics relative to this decline were explored as the subject of a…