In high schools throughout the U.S., the disparity in academic achievement between students in urban and suburban schools continues to widen. The achievement gap is exacerbated when race and socioeconomic class are considered. Research continues to document the multiplicity of factors that contribute to the success and failure of students within…

A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE ON THE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEMS OF SPANISH SPEAKING MIGRANTS AND RESIDENTS OF MEXICAN, PUERTO RICAN, AND CUBAN ORIGIN ARE PRESENTED. AMONG THE LIST OF THE CHAPTER TITLES AND THE ADDRESSES PRESENTED UNDER EACH HEADING ARE--(1) LATIN AMERICAN IDEOLOGY--"CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING AND ANGLO…

Puerto Ricans in Milwaukee are less likely to be on welfare with increasing levels of education; longer residency in Milwaukee; access to kinship networks; secondary earners in the household; and employment. Chicanos are less likely to be on welfare if they have spent a long time residing in Milwaukee; are married; have a job; and are foreign…

Based on a research study carried out in the mid-1970s, this paper traces the Puerto Rican immigration into Milwaukee and provides an overview of the economic and social conditions which fostered the growth of Milwaukee's Puerto Rican population. Also discussed are Puerto Rican family and household characteristics, religion, jobs and income, and…

The study prepared reading tests in the children's first language, Spanish, that initially considered their comprehension of the language and subsequently evaluated their skill in drawing inferences or pertinent information from the material read. Two reading comprehension tests (Forms A and B) were constructed, using two different excerpts from…

This report presents a description and a brief evaluation of the Child Center Project, a bilingual-bicultural early childhood development program designed to prepare preschool Latino children to succeed in school without losing their bilingual-bicultural identity. Funded by the Office of Child Development, the three-year project was initiated in…

This fact sheet bulletin describes the Urban Day School (UDS) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school contains grades pre-kindergarten through 8, and its student body is drawn from lower income caucasian, Negro and Puerto Rican families. The UDS is a private school, without church affiliation, although it is staffed in part by Dominican Sisters. It…

Historical, linguistic, cultural, and political variables are important in understanding the development and implementation of Milwaukee urban bilingual education programs, established in 1969 and including kindergarten through 12th grades at 11 elementary and 4 secondary schools. Hispanics comprise 6% of school enrollment (5,334 pupils, of whom…