The racial gap in who is going to college is wider now than at any time in the past 25 years. Bureau of Labor statistics show 50 percent of whites entered college in 1975. In 1985, that figure had risen to 60 percent. In 1985, about 50 percent of nonwhites entered college. In 1985, 45 percent entered. (PS)

Sexual minority students face issues similar to those of ethnic and racial minority students. This article provides a framework for assessing the community college's inclusion of sexual minority students: lesbians, gays, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The first section of the article assesses community colleges in terms of sexual…

This report addresses racial segregation and human rights abuses against Roma in Italy, focusing on: "Anti-Gypsyism in Italy"; "Roma in Italy: Racial Segregation"; "Abuses by Police and Judicial Authorities" (e.g., abusive raids and evictions, abusive use of firearms, torture and physical abuse, discriminatory…

To achieve equity in school mathematics, educators must question assumptions about its nature and worth. The article recommends a fresh look at school mathematics and its relationship to societal structure as a whole. A research and reform agenda guided by the constructs of cultural discontinuity and social inequality is suggested. (SM)

Using Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital, which explains how social class influences transmission of educational inequality, this article questions the extent to which various forms of capital also apply to ethnic minorities. Discusses a study of Dutch, Surinamese, Turkish, and Moroccan students, which found that there was no mediating effect…

Research indicates that a disproportionate number of minority students are assigned to special education programs in urban school districts. Oftentimes, these programs are inadequate and they deny minority students with special needs a free appropriate public education. These concerns are not only applicable to urban public schools; research also…

This collection of papers represents an attempt to define better the purposes and content of education among the indigenous peoples of the circumpolar north. All the papers, except one on the Soviet Union, were written by members of indigenous groups in the far north. They are professionally involved in the field of Native education in their…

The legal and historical concerns regarding education for minorities other than Blacks--with an emphasis on the story for Hispanics--are the subject of this paper. It is argued that although the same legal rules apply to Hispanics as apply to a Black minority, language isolation requires a different approach. Non-Black racial minorities have a…

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the disproportionate number of poor, minority, and working class students represented among the population of "school dropouts" are, objectively, the victims of an institutional syndrome of systematic exclusion referred to as "the student pushout" phenomenon. Cincinnati's junior…

This pamphlet deals with the problem of discrimination in education and the implications for change that accompany this problem. The pamphlet documents court decisions that have established legal guidelines for desegregation and cites research that supports the basic premise that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. The role of…

Taken together, recent national education reports imply that public resources should be refocused toward students with acceptable in-school skills, technological head starts, and higher than average incomes. Implementation of such policies will result in further educational inequities, disenfranchisement, and discontent among disadvantaged groups.…

The study reported in this policy brief focuses on one aspect of unequal distribution of quality teaching--out-of-field placement. In schools serving primarily low-income and/or minority students, out-of-field teaching is an acute problem and occurs even though the causes have little to do with the lack of certified teachers. Rather, school…

In the last 3 decades, Congress has enacted a number of civil rights statutes prohibiting discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. These statutes are: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibiting race, color, and national origin discrimination); Title IX of the Education Amendments of…

Increasing alienation and school failure of minorities relates to the decline of minority teachers who provide culturally based approaches compatible with minority student learning needs. African-American teachers understand African-American students' presentation and language styles; their teaching style attends to cultural differences in…

Explores the significance of listening to multiple voices in constructing the conversation that distinguishes our culture. Pluralism and multiculturalism are discussed in terms of concrete engagements with persons who have historically not been acknowledged. Learning to look through multiple perspectives helps young people build bridges to…