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Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Potter, Halley; Quick, Kimberly – Century Foundation, 2019
At a time when democracy is fractured along the fault lines of race, ethnicity, and religion, and when social mobility has stalled, high-quality integrated public schools could take us on a better path forward. Racial and socioeconomic school integration has proven to be one of the most powerful strategies known to educators to improve the lives…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Educational Benefits, Educational Policy, Public Policy
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Bukoski, Beth E.; Lewis, Tiffanie C.; Carpenter, Bradley W.; Berry, Matthew S.; Sanders, Kimberly N. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
Meaningful community involvement has been linked to enhancements in student achievement and quality of educational experiences. Assistant principals are positioned to build effective partnerships yet remain understudied in the leadership preparation field. This qualitative study investigated how assistant principals (N = 9) serving historically…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Low Achievement, Administrator Role, Partnerships in Education
SCHWARTZ, E. TERRY – 1966
PROFESSIONAL OBSERVER TEAMS ASSESSED THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, PUPIL-STAFF AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND STUDENT SELF-IMAGE PERCEPTION IN SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AS PART OF THE PLAN TO ESTABLISH MIDDLE SCHOOLS (INSTITUTED IN A SYSTEMWIDE 4-4-4 GRADE DISTRIBUTION) TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION AND QUALITY EDUCATION, SPECIFIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Educational Quality, Evaluation
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE 1966 ARKANSAS SCHOOL ENUMERATION REPORT REQUIRED BY TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. IT REVEALS THAT OF A TOTAL OF 395 DISTRICTS THERE ARE 218 BIRACIAL, 171 ALL-WHITE, AND SIX ALL-NEGRO SYSTEMS. THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS IN EACH OF THESE GROUPS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EACH COUNTY ARE LISTED. ALSO…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, County School Districts, Data, Disadvantaged Youth
Southern Education Reporting Service, Nashville, TN. – 1968
In this issue two of the articles are devoted to criticisms of compensatory education as an educational approach. Doxey A. Wilkerson feels that "make up" efforts "do not serve to realize that academic potential" of poverty children. Roger A. Freeman states that the recent enormous economic investment in educational improvement…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, College Preparation, Compensatory Education