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Swain, Walker; Wang, Shuyang; Kouaho, Joseph-Emery – Urban Institute, 2023
Absent a nationwide plan for universal public prekindergarten, states and districts have taken various approaches to increasing access to school-based educational opportunities for their youngest learners. Though some of these programs have focused on making public prekindergarten available to all families, others have targeted families most in…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Public Education, Equal Education, State Programs
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2017
Campus climate issues continue to pervade many institutions, with related news stories commanding headlines across the country. Through oversight and leadership, college and university governing boards play an important role in helping to create inclusive campuses. AGB conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 board members to take the pulse of campus…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Diversity, Diversity (Faculty), Inclusion
Campbell, David E. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
The Working Paper begins with a brief discussion of why the civic education received by America's youth compels the nation's attention, and then moves on to a review of the previous literature on civic education, including an emphasis on the contributions offered by this analysis. Next, the paper describes the IEA Civic Education Study in detail,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Role, Civics, Citizenship Education
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. – 2000
This report provides data on the State of Delaware's performance goals and indicators for children with disabilities, their participation in assessments, the rate of long-range suspensions and expulsions, and disproportionalities based on race in identification and placement. The report is intended to serve as a baseline for future reporting on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Data Analysis, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Lee, Chungmei – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, 2006
The Denver Public Schools (DPS) provide a unique opportunity to study the dynamics of school segregation within the context of rapid demographic changes and key policy changes. This paper, the first of two reports, focuses on the dynamics of segregation, demographic changes, and implications for graduation rates in the Denver Public Schools. It…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Hispanic American Students, Public Schools, Graduation Rate
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1997
This report presents conclusions and recommendations of a study of possible criteria to define educationally underserved populations in Texas in light of the 1994 Court decision (Hopwood v. Texas) ending the use of racial quotas. The study identified qualitative variables related to social and cultural factors and 10 quantitative criteria (such as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Harrison, Patricia A.; Beebe, Timothy J. – 1997
This report uses text, graphs, and tables to present findings of a 1996 survey of 575 adolescents voluntarily participating in residential behavioral treatment facilities in Minnesota. Compared with public school students, these adolescents were: 62 percent male, more likely to be of color, especially American Indian, and twice as likely as other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders