The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public charter secondary school and explores their educational perceptions and experiences. In particular, the author examines the interplay between students' in-school experiences and navigating a…

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…

On all dimensions assessed, students enrolled in the alternative school program demonstrated a significantly better attitude toward school and significantly fewer behavioral problems within the school environment. (Author/AM)

Focusing, as educational change agent, on three examples: the Philadelphia Parkway Program, the Camden Educational Development Program, and the Brandywine Educational Park in Wilmington, Delaware. (JM)

Asserts that vouchers are not the solution to public school problems, calling vouchers political and economic schemes for creating a market system of schools that would effectively reinforce separate and unequal school systems. Notes that no evidence supports the superiority of vouchers or private schools, though evidence demonstrates substantial…

Reviews research and thinking on the causes of the disproportionate involvement of black male youths in interpersonal violence and violent activities, and examines societal and community responses to this problem. Programs aimed at preventing or reducing black male youth violence are critiqued. (SLD)

Describes research that examined (1) the extent to which cultural experiences are translated into levels of conceptualization behavior of experientially advantaged and disadvantaged Black children as evidenced by their performances on a pictorial problems-solving task, and (2) the extent to which experiential deprivation contributes to verbal and…

Introduces a theme issue that examines the crises facing urban black males in the juvenile justice system, concentrating on research on the new penology and African American males, historical and contemporary perspectives to crime and punishment, and crime and socially structured opportunity. Notes the importance of breaking the cycle of poverty,…

Examines the incidence, causes, and consequences of student mobility, noting that it harms students as well as the schools they attend. Research reveals that the causes and consequences of mobility are more complicated than many people assume. Causes include family relocation and policies and actions of schools and districts that can lead to…

The study reported here tested four hypotheses relevant to the effects of participation in Upward Bound on changes in "disadvantaged" high school youth; variables chosen for examination were reported self-concept, academic achievement, and reality of aspiration level. (Author/JM)

Notes that, although the open space design has not been problem free, satisfactory solutions have been found and the fears about the non feasibility of utilizing an open space program with minority youngsters has proven to be as ill-founded as the myth that black students cannot compete with whites successfully. (Author/AM)