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Download full textFine, Michelle – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2013
Information about the MIT Media Lab PLATFORM, a Summit of Innovators, is presented. This Summit was comprised of engineers, computer scientists, coders, activists, designers, and technology wizards, a gathering of people of color who have been remarkably successful, provocative, and creative against the odds. The event enabled the author and other…
Descriptors: Educational History, Activism, Minority Groups, Equal Education
Ramirez, Heidi A.; Schofield, Lynne Steuerle; Black, Melissa – Urban Education Collaborative, 2008
The School District of Philadelphia (SDP), like many other urban school districts, struggles to increase its hiring and retention of experienced and highly qualified teachers in its low-performing/high-need schools. Excluding its charter schools, SDP serves approximately 165,000 students, largely from high-poverty (76%) and minority (85%)…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Teacher Recruitment, Academic Achievement
Hardy, Dan – College Board Review, 1992
A cooperative effort in Chester, Pennsylvania, involves religious leaders, school district personnel, and college and university administrators with the goal of increasing minority college enrollment. The task force has developed a newsletter, presentations to high school students, information on admissions and financial aid for parents and…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Black Students, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation
