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Download full textBerlak, Harold – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
In this paper, the author questions whether the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) achieves its stated purpose: to raise standards of academic achievement. Deeper understanding, subtlety of thought, creativity, critical thinking, perseverance, leadership and sensibility about self and the world cannot be measured by multiple-choice technology. The…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedHudson, Mildred J. – Urban Education, 1994
Describes two new forms of employment discrimination found at the informal job contact level and suggests that use of informal contacts continues to be a major barrier for women and people of color. Results are based on 13 interviews and a survey of approximately 280 school superintendents. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Interviews
Peer reviewedAbney, Robertha; Richey, Dorothy L. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Examines whether Title IX has enhanced or hindered quality for three groups of minority females in sports (ethnic, disabled, and mature). The article discusses opportunities they have in sports and makes recommendations for continued participation and employment in athletic leadership positions. (SM)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, College Athletics, Disabilities, Employed Women
Direct linkHolzer, Harry J.; Quigley, John M.; Raphael, Steven – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2003
A recent expansion of the San Francisco Bay Area's heavy rail system represents an exogenous change in the accessibility of inner-city minority communities to a concentrated suburban employment center. We evaluate this natural experiment by conducting a two-wave longitudinal survey of firms, with the first wave of interviews conducted immediately…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Employment, Minority Groups, Longitudinal Studies
