During this 18-month study, researchers spoke with and listened to over 1,600 parents, teachers, and experts about the needs of Hispanic American students. Results indicate that Hispanic Americans had significant vitality, desire, ambition, and determination, and want to provide opportunities for their children. However, Hispanic students are far…

This study examined ethnic community perceptions of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). It investigated citizens' assessments of the quality of public education, ethnic tensions in the schools, and the equality of resource distribution among the schools. It also examined variations in perceptions of the AISD by ethnic group. Data…

This paper describes some of the issues of fairness for Hispanic English Language Learners (ELLs) taking the Stanford 9 (SAT 9) achievement test, a norm-referenced standardized achievement test administered annually to California students in grades 2-11. Until a student is at ease in English, a process that may take as long as 7 years, an…

This report synthesizes the available information on impending state demographic changes and their implications for the volume and diversity of undergraduate enrollment for each state. Projections derived from U.S. Census figures are that, between 1995 and 2015, the number of undergraduates will grow by 19%, to about 16 million. Contributing to…

A study examined Chicano/Latino access to advanced placement (AP) high school classes. Data from a large California school district indicate that Latinos are underrepresented in AP classes; schools that serve urban, low-income, Latino/a communities have low AP enrollment; and even when they attend high schools with high AP enrollment, Latinos are…

Patterns of enrollment of Hispanic Americans in institutions of higher education are examined, and the consequences of segregation on Hispanic students are explored. Hispanics are concentrated in two-year colleges with limited opportunities for participation in four-year schools, and a two-tiered system is also developing in high schools. (SLD)

Project EXCEL improves Hispanic opportunities and achievement through six community-based models: Academia del Pueblo, Project Success; Project Second Chance, Parents as Partners, Family Reading Program, and Teacher Support Network. (SK)

Addresses the need to provide bilingual, Hispanic American students with equal opportunities to learn and excel in science. Discusses the context and content of science education, suggests approaches for bilingual science teaching, and proposes potential solutions to the problems. (MDH)

Describes a lawsuit brought by Chinese American families against one academic high school. Parents challenged the admission process, including special consideration for African American and Hispanic students. Chinese American families argued that any consideration of race in the application process violated equal protection. Advances a notion of…

Since the landmark "Brown v. Board of Education" ruling, most of the literature on school desegregation has focused on the experiences of African American students or school districts in which remedies were fashioned for African American students. However, little is known about the efforts of other ethnic and racial groups who have…

Half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, the great progress made in education can be marked, but the gap remains. Some federal and state political leaders have made gung-ho proclamations about leaving no child behind. Yet they send in too few troops, too lightly supported, and with too little planning. The vaunted "historic…

This article presents "Dissecting Diversity, Part II," the conclusion of a wide-ranging two-part roundtable discussion on diversity in higher education. The participants were as follows: Lezli Baskerville, J.D., President and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO); Dr. Gerald E. Gipp, Executive Director of the…

This article presents the results of "The Status of Race Equity and Diversity in Public Higher Education in the South," an analysis of trends in admissions, enrollment and completion at public colleges and universities in the 19 Southern and border states that maintained segregated systems of higher education in 1954. While work on the…

This volume of essays on class, race, and gender in American education contains an introduction by Lois Weis. Cameron McCarthy and Michael W. Apple contributed an overview, "Race, Class, and Gender in American Educational Research: Toward a Nonsynchronous Parallelist Position." The book has two parts. Part 1, "Different Knowledge,…

This research report examines the comparative educational condition of Latinos in the United States. The report discusses the dramatic shortfalls that plague the educational outcomes of Latinos relative to other racial and ethnic groups. The outcomes studied include educational attainment, school and university enrollment, basic cognitive skills,…