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Download full textOng, Paul – 1988
This research note documents the Hispanization of the poor in Los Angeles (California). The single most dramatic change in income inequality in this city over the last few decades is the ethnic recomposition of the economically disadvantaged. The number of poor Latinos has grown so significantly since the late 1960s that this group now constitutes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedBrown, Polly A. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1991
Policymakers must identify the numbers of homeless children and youth, and acknowledge the barriers that impede the education of such children. Recommendations are made for policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Interagency collaboration among health care providers, private advocacy groups, and human resources agencies is also…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Discrimination
PDF pending restorationStafford, Walter; And Others – 1991
This report documents the problems of Black and Latino males in New York City by assembling a broad range of data regarding the connections between the City's Black and Latino men and its social and economic institutions. The report draws primarily on data from federal surveys and administrative data from New York City and New York State agencies.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Correctional Rehabilitation, Disadvantaged Youth
Rafferty, Yvonne – 1991
Focuses on the educational needs of homeless children in New York City, obstacles to obtaining schooling and available services, and innovative strategies for the delivery of educational services. Part 1 provides an overview of the educational needs of homeless children, including a summary of the research literature on educational problems that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Compulsory Education, Delivery Systems
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Student Services. – 1989
This publication is a resource book for Pennsylvania educators and those providing services to homeless children and families. It presents five models for effective coordination between schools and homeless shelters. The five models are those that have been developed in the following: (1) a large urban school district; (2) two medium size urban…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Compulsory Education, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedStronge, James H. – Education and Urban Society, 1993
Analyzes concepts of access and success as they relate to educational practice for homeless students, describing a congressional policy shift and barriers to education. A survey of 45 state coordinators and a case study of the Chicago (Illinois) public schools reveal how difficult it is to provide success for homeless students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrators, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth
