Inspired by the grassroots efforts of the civil rights movement, the Algebra Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, involves parents and teachers in establishing an algebra curriculum for middle-school students. The project's philosophy is that access to algebra enables participation in advanced high school math and science, preparing students for…

Analyzes the differences between Northwest Alaska Inupiat and Western world views, discusses the history of Western culture's influence on Inupiat culture, and explains the effects of the Native school board's taking control of the educational system. Discusses the struggle to preserve the native language and to adapt a foreign educational system…

Rough Rock, Arizona, in the Navajo Reservation, is the first school to be run by a locally elected all-Indian school board and the first to incorporate systematic instruction in native language and culture. This demonstration program has led to changes in the community's social, economic, and political structures. Federal funding has both enabled…