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Download full textHaury, David L.; Milbourne, Linda A. – 1999
This digest tries to sort out issues related to the question of whether students should be tracked in math or science. Tracking is differentiated from ability grouping, and a brief historical overview and literature review is provided. It is suggested that the answer to this question is neither yes nor no. (Contains 15 references.) (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Racial Factors, Science Education
Peer reviewedStovall, David – Urban Education, 2001
This review examines the relationship between academic study and the discourse of human interaction, attempting to position the book in the larger context of current efforts to include the study of race in urban public education. Suggests that the book does not provide a comprehensive examination of the racial and ethnic components of power in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, Power Structure, Public Education
Harris, Henry L. – 2003
Multiracial individuals represent an expanding population of Americas diverse society. Results from Census 2000 showed that of the total 281.4 million people in the United States, 6.8 million of the population indicated their background consisted of more than just one race. Nearly 3 million of respondents within the two or more races population…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Ethnic Stereotypes, Multiracial Persons, Public Schools
Ancheta, Angelo – 2002
This digest examines the constitutional framework guiding the use of race-conscious policymaking in K-12 education. Despite the requirements of Brown v Board of Education, recent court decisions suggest that desegregation remedies are becoming more limited, and voluntary policies will be subject to greater scrutiny. The legal framework governing…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Creamer, Elizabeth G. – 1998
This digest summarizes a report of a study of the research literature on faculty publication productivity, with special emphasis on gender as a factor in publishing productivity. Major issues addressed by the report include: (1) the existence of significant gender and race differences in publishing productivity, with women and minorities…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Publishing
Burnette, Jane – 1998
This digest summarizes the problem of over-representation of minority students in special education and offers suggestions to reduce this disproportionate representation. It notes concerns of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that minority students are being misclassified and receiving…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
