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Thompson, Sharon M.; Meyers, Joel; Oshima, T. Chris – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
Correlation and regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship of student mobility (as expressed by the school-level mobility rate) and first through fifth grade reading, language arts, and mathematics achievement for a statewide sample of 1062 elementary schools. Comparison data were analyzed to further investigate the relationship…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Achievement, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators
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Harding, Heather R.; Harrison-Jones, Lois; Rebach, Howard M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2012
The authors of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" anticipated that a majority of school districts or schools would not be able to attain state and national achievement standards without assistance. Consequently, the Act created a major tenet known as Supplemental Educational Services (SES) programs to improve the learning outcomes of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
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James, Barbara Wand; Lopez, Patrick D. – Journal of Negro Education, 2003
Examines the legislative context of the new McKinney-Vento provisions, looking at the characteristics of homelessness and the resultant educational barriers that these provisions are attempting to address, and describing how two Texas school districts have responded to the challenges of providing transportation to ensure that students in homeless…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Homeless People
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Fort, Edward – Journal of Negro Education, 1978
Given the essence of the Bakke decision, it is now incumbant upon committed faculties in the nation's universities to continue to implement affirmative action policies which do, in fact, articulate race as a legitimate criterion for admission. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Blacks