As a nation we need to identify a set of practical tools to help schools meet the needs of diverse learners. Schools must improve learning for all students, including children living in poverty, students learning English for the first time, students with special needs, students that are mobile, and students with diverse backgrounds. It is critical…

In this statement, the Senior Social Scientist of the Rand Institute on Education and Training testified that improving the education of students from low-income families is a difficult challenge. Low-income students suffer more from the related influences of lower family income, family education level, and student achievement than more affluent…

To highlight some of the most severe and unique problems facing Black children, the National Black Child Development Institute has prepared this report on the status of Black children in 1980. Five critical issues are considered in detail: child care, education, health, youth, unemployment and child welfare. For each issue, the report discusses…