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Farley, Amy N.; Gaertner, Matthew N.; Moses, Michele S. – Harvard Educational Review, 2013
In this article, Amy N. Farley, Matthew N. Gaertner, and Michele S. Moses examine the use of ballot initiatives as a particularly attractive form of direct democracy for opponents of affirmative action in higher education. Building on previous scholarship, the authors question whether anti-affirmative ballot initiatives validly reflect voters'…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Voting, Activism, Democracy
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 2003
The Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area is the fifth largest metropolitan area in Colorado and the 12th fastest-growing in the Southwest. Latinos make up approximately 8 percent of total population and 15 percent of school enrollment; these numbers are increased by migrant farmworkers and their families. In May 2001, a public forum was…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs