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Joseph R. Jones – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2023
Presently, there is a political attack on LGBTQ+ individuals, especially in southern states. In 2022, six southern states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas) enacted laws that prohibit discussing LGBTQ+ students or issues within P-12 schools. These laws perpetuate heteronormativity and create intolerant and unsafe…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Males, LGBTQ People, Geographic Regions
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Thomas, Julie; Ivey, Toni; Puckette, Jim – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The Earth sciences are newly marginalized in K-12 classrooms. With few high schools offering Earth science courses, students' exposure to the Earth sciences relies on the teacher's ability to incorporate Earth science material into a biology, chemistry, or physics course. ''G.E.T. (Geoscience Experiences for Teachers) in the Field'' is an…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2012
In 2011, the National Office for School Counselor Advocacy launched a journal series to support and build awareness of the issues and challenges raised by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center's research report, "The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color" (youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org.) The intent of the series is to…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, African American Students, Males, Educational Experience
Simon, Lisa – Multicultural Education, 2008
The children's novel "Out of the Dust" (Hesse, 1997) is an evocative portrayal of the drought and dust storms that devastated Midwestern farms in the 1930s. Through the voice of her 13-year-old narrator, Karen Hesse intertwines history and free verse poetry to create what many readers find to be a moving depiction of the Oklahoma…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Novels, Poetry, Reading Materials
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2005
The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) A Legacy to Overcome: The University of Georgia Hopes to Become a More Desirable Destination for Black Students (Don Campbell); (2) Oklahoma's Brain Gain: A Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Recruitment, Minority Group Students, Human Capital