This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Texas and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison of…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Utah and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison of…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Vermont and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Virginia and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Washington and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in West Virginia and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Wisconsin and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison…

This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Wyoming and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison…

This report is the third to document the condition of children in the state of Illinois and the performance of the policies and programs designed to serve them over the past decade. One of the main themes emerging from the findings is the increasing diversity of the Illinois child population, in terms of both racial and ethnic groups and the…

This resource guide lists materials that could be used for early childhood/early intervention training. Resources are provided for the following areas: (1) assistive technology (6 resources); (2) cultural diversity (36 resources); (3) early care and development (36 resources); (4) evaluation/assessment (17 resources); (5) family-professional…

This document is the report of one phase of a Minnesota study to examine the problem of misrepresentation and overrepresentation of African American, American Indian, and Latino students in special education. This phase of the study involved eight professional focus groups who examined four broad areas: factors contributing to minority…

This document is the report of one phase of a Minnesota study to examine the problem of disproportionate representation in special education of African American, American Indian, Latino, and Asian American students. Phase 3 of the study focused on factors which have led to the underrepresentation, rather than overrepresentation of Asian American…

The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) was founded in 1973 to strengthen the work of nongovernmental organizations and adult educators in advancing adult education throughout the world. In 1995, the ICAE engaged in a strategic planning process that resulted in the formation of the Gender Education Office (GEO). The GEO was charged…

This collection of five essays examines the ways in which history, as a discipline, currently reflects ongoing scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. In "Rethinking History," Carol Ruth Berkin reviews the incorporation of social history into elementary, secondary, and postsecondary textbooks. In…

This report contains three studies on diversity in college classrooms. Following a review of the historical background in the introduction, Part 1, "University Faculty Views about the Value of Diversity on Campus and in the Classroom," offers a discussion of various diversity issues, such as institutional and departmental values; effects…