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Download full textDepartment of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report describes the process of drawing up a national urban policy, summarizes the views presented at various forums, and sketches much of the data and analyses relied upon by urban policymakers. Part I summarizes the process of American urbanization leading to the emergence of a new stage in urban development. Part II describes changing…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Urban Areas
Barreto, Julio, Jr.; And Others – 1986
This report provides statistical evidence of worsening conditions facing Puerto Ricans in America in the areas of (1) unemployment, (2) poverty, (3) demographics, and (4) education. It concludes with recommendations from the National Puerto Rican Forum. The unemployment rate for Puerto Ricans is the highest among Hispanic population groups. The…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Castellanos, Eulalio; And Others – 1989
This document summarizes findings from the Research Project on Income Inequality and Poverty in Los Angeles. The figures reported are based on an analysis of published and unpublished data sets, including the Public Use Microdata Sets for the 1970 and 1980 decennial Census of Population, the Current Population Surveys, and the American Housing…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Economically Disadvantaged
Adams, John S.; And Others – 1995
This report is the second in a series on What the 1990 Census Says about Minnesota. A group of urban specialists gathered to examine a set of metropolitan areas that share important features that were thought to be related to central-city decline as evidenced in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Six cities were identified as…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Inner City, Labor Force
Tschechtelin, James D. – 1983
A study of community college funding in Maryland found that the Community College of Baltimore (CCB) faces unique educational circumstances warranting additional state aid. These circumstances largely result from the special needs of Baltimore City, which has a disproportionate concentration of the state's poor and dependent citizens, the greatest…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of Urban Boards of Education. – 1992
This study evaluates characteristics and critical issues facing urban schools in 1992 via a survey of school districts with membership in the Council of Urban Boards of Education and in several eligible districts. Sixty-two urban school districts responded to the survey. Of this total, 47 (68 percent) of the Council's participating districts…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
