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Tejeda, Carlos, Ed.; Martinez, Corinne, Ed.; Leonardo, Zeus, Ed. – 2000
In many areas of education, Chicanos and Latinos have the lowest achievement and attainment of the major ethnic groups in the United States. In contrast to various deficit theories, this book argues that the Hispanic educational experience and outcomes can only be understood in relation to the development of U.S. and global capitalism and the…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Criticism, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Discrimination
Download full textIDRA Newsletter, 1996
This newsletter includes five articles on gender equity and related issues in education, with particular reference to the education of Hispanic girls. "IDRA's MIJA Program Expands" (Aurora Yanez-Perez) describes a program for sixth-grade Hispanic girls that promotes awareness of science- and math-related careers, provides training in…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Slayton, Tamara – 1994
This study addresses the basic question: What are the factors that influence the academic experience of Mexican children, and, to what extent do these factors result in deficits in student learning and achievement? The study was conducted over the course of 5 weeks throughout Mexico in the regions of Juarez, Chihuahua, Michoacan, Mexico, D.F.,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Culture, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups
Knack, Sally S.; And Others – 1972
In this report, the author indicates how the Texas school finance system works to the detriment of those districts in which Mexican American students are concentrated. Data for the report were taken from the Civil Rights Commission's 1969 survey of education for Mexican Americans in the southwest and the Department of Health Education and…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Civil Rights, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Sosa, Alicia – 1993
This monograph describes implications for public schools of rapidly growing populations of Mexican-Americans and other language minorities and recommends ways to eliminate institutional barriers to equity and excellence in education. It presents current information about such issues as dropout rates, reading levels, and participation in advanced…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Educational Strategies
Wortham, Stanton, Ed.; Murillo, Enrique G., Jr., Ed.; Hamann, Edmund T., Ed. – 2002
Many immigrant Latino families are settling in U.S. communities that previously had little Latino presence. Through case studies of such communities in Georgia, North Carolina, Maine, Colorado, Illinois, and Indiana, this book describes relations between host communities and newcomers, with particular focus on educational policy formation and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Community Change
IDRA Newsletter, 1998
This newsletter theme issue includes six articles on improving math and science education, particularly for poor, Limited-English-Proficient (LEP), and female students. "Effective Math and Science Instruction--The Project Approach for LEP Students" (Joseph Vigil) describes how hands-on science projects can increase student motivation,…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies
Villarreal, Abelardo – IDRA Newsletter, 1994
The United States is now experiencing a new wave of immigrants, which is expected to increase as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Schools, particularly those in five states, are facing great challenges in their efforts to meet the educational needs of immigrant students, most of whom speak different languages and are poor. When…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Montecel, Maria Robledo, Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2000
The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2000 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles include: "Musical Chairs and Unkept Promises" (reforming education to keep all students "in the game"); "The ENLACE…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedSaucedo, Leticia M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Reviews legal claims made by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the Texas graduation requirement that students pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Discusses the requirement as a violation of minority students' equal protection and due process rights. Analyzes court actions and the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Discrimination
Hernandez, Norma G. – 1979
Since 1971 the status of Mexican American education hasn't changed significantly in three important areas: students, curriculum, and educational finance and resources. Mexican American students are underrepresented at all academic levels, especially higher levels, and in advanced science and math courses. Educational efforts begun in the 1960s…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Curriculum
Parker, Laurence, Ed.; Deyhle, Donna, Ed.; Villenas, Sofia, Ed. – 1999
Critical race theory offers a way to understand how ostensibly race-neutral structures in education--knowledge, merit, objectivity, and "good education"--in fact help form and police the boundaries of white supremacy and racism. Critical race theory can be used to deconstruct the meaning of "educational achievement," to…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Court Litigation, Critical Theory, Educational Discrimination
Montecel, Maria Robledo , Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2001
The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2001 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles are: "Challenges and Strategies for Principals of Low-Performing Schools" (Abelardo Villarreal); "Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program in…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Involvement
Moreno, Jose F., Ed. – 1999
The year 1998 marked the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War, formalized the appropriation of half of Mexico's territory, and guaranteed Mexican-origin people in the appropriated territory the rights of U.S. citizens. The United States reneged on this promise almost immediately. Public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Activism, Bilingual Education
Pearl, Arthur – 1993
Chicano school failure can be fully understood only when analyzed in the broadest political, economic, and cultural contexts. Objective economic and political conditions dynamically interrelate with schooling experiences to influence incidences of school success and failure. Any serious effort to reduce Chicano school failure must address the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Democratic Values, Disadvantaged, Economic Factors
