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Download full textSchumack, Sharon, Ed. – NEWSNOTES, 1987
This newsletter focuses on the educational rights of the homeless. It contains the following articles: (1) Homelessness: A Barrier to Education for Thousands of Children; (2) New Federal Act Protects Education Rights of Homeless Children; (3) Suggested Questions Regarding the Education Provisions of the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and (4)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Bates, Percy; And Others – Equity Coalition for Race, Gender, and National Origin, 1991
Equity does not require that everyone have the same amount of resources to satisfy basic needs, but it does require that each of us be able to live decently. The articles in this issue focus on poverty and its effects on children, particularly with respect to education and the ability to learn. The following articles are included: (1) "Poor Kids…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedBowen, Raymond C., Ed.; Muller, Gilbert H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
This volume of New Directions for Community Colleges features case studies of six prototypical urban community college systems and the challenges they face. The chapters provide guides for those interested in the unique mission of urban institutions: (1) "Urban America and the Community College Imperative: The Importance of Open Access and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Ponessa, Joan M. – Public Affairs Focus, 1992
As part of a long-term study of dropout related issues, this serial issue focuses on the topic of extracurricular activities and their availability in 15 of the largest urban districts in New Jersey. Following an opening section reviewing some of the positions taken over the years regarding extracurricular activities and their role in schools, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Athletics, Competition, Disadvantaged Youth
Community Perspectives Series, 2002
This Community Perspectives Series document includes statements about the new economy in Toronto made by four participants in a March 2001 forum. The new economy was defined by the moderator as "an economy that emphasizes knowledge and technical processes put to the production of goods and other outputs so that an individual's knowledge is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Economically Disadvantaged
