Summarizes results of a seven-year study examining patterns of growth and change in San Diego Unified School District's Hispanic student population, focusing on predictable patterns of migration, geographic assimilation, and mobility. In 1987-88, Hispanics comprised 21.8% of the district's student population, compared to 31.8% in 1993-94. School…

Research in a Puerto Rican community in New York City was undertaken to explore the language climate in that community, which included the linguistic forms in use, their distribution and functions in daily life, community members' attitudes toward language, and the way in which language phenomena are influenced by various social factors. An…

This report presents analysis, findings, and recommendations from a study of certain members of the "new wave" immigrant population, specifically Southeast Asian women, Haitian women, and Hispanic women. After an executive summary of the study's objectives, background, and findings, the two phases of the project are described: (1) the collection…

It looks as if the U.S. might be in for a small but significant (for schools) rise in birth rates. (Author)