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West, Martin R., Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – Brookings Institution, 2006
"Adequacy lawsuits" have emerged as an alternative strategy in pursuit of improved public education in America. Plaintiffs allege insufficient resources to provide students with the quality of education promised in their state's constitution, hoping the courts will step in and order the state to increase its level of aid. Since 1980, 45…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Court Litigation, Compliance (Legal), Public Education
Woolbright, Cynthia, Ed. – 1989
The social isolation caused by differing cultural backgrounds of minority students on college campuses creates certain "points of tension" that reduce faculty effectiveness and limit student vision. This monograph attempts to provide a greater awareness and understanding of these issues within the context of the role of college unions and student…
Descriptors: Campuses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation