This paper attempts to assess the potential for educational achievement, especially among children, of recent West Indian immigrants to the United States. Two basic sources have been used: data collected for the author's dissertation, and interviews with high school principals in Brooklyn, New York. After an overview of the history of West Indian…

In 1970 City University instituted the policy known as Open Admissions. The combination of the new policy, new students and professional and local negativism brought about the creation of a new vocabulary and a new set of metaphors, as well as a need to re-examine the traditional vocabulary and metaphors used in conjunction with the notion of…

This program was a recycling of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I Clinical-Guidance Program for pupils in designated non-public schools, for 1966-70. The project supplied the consulting and clinical services of psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors for the staff, pupils, and parents of pupils in designated non-public…

This report evaluated 17 different guidance or guidance-related projects funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act and carried out during the 1970-71 school year throughout the five boroughs of New York City. In general, evaluation procedures included the following: (1) Numerous site visits during observations were made…

This document presents a description and evaluation of the Supportive Services Program in New York City for the 1975-76 school year. It was designed to reinforce the cognitive growth of disadvantaged high school students who were referred from one of three Title I programs: Skills Remediation in Reading; Remedial Mathematics; and Native Language…

A number of problems encountered by a large number of entering college freshmen at Kingsborough Community College under Open Admissions, such as serious deficiencies in English comprehension and express skills, deficiencies in mathematics, basic study skills, uncertainty with regard to academic expectations, and a general lack of sophistication in…

Challenges the "model minority" stereotype, and discusses the multitude of obstacles facing Chinese-American students in New York City that impede their success in school. Social service gaps are identified, and a new framework of system delivery is offered to address the problem of this special population. (GLR)