The Association of Teachers of Ethnic Minorities was formed to highlight the problems of minority pupils, parents, and teachers in Leicestershire. Some of its pressure campaigns are described. (SJL)

How do children of Asian origin, who were born and educated in Britain, cope with the conflicting pressures of family, school and, more recently, unemployment? The author goes behind the scenes of an inner-city youth club in Manchester. (Editor)

Why are we doing so little to meet the needs of children for whom English is not the first language? Author believes that serious trials of mother tongue teaching are a top priority if multi-racial education is to have any real meaning. (Editor/RK)

A report documenting the underachievement of black children in one authority's schools has provoked a bitter response among teachers and parents. (Editor)

Author argues that a new book on the school experience of West Indian children, written by a black American academic, fails to deal with "the overt and covert forms of racism". (Editor/RK)

Pulled one way by family tradition, another by Western culture, the Asian children of Southhall, London, progress uneasily through a British education. (Author)