Replies to "Adolescent Mothers Drop Out" (Douglas K. Anderson, 1993). It is indeed true that women who begin childbearing as adolescents achieve less schooling than do women who postpone or forego childbearing, but debate about why continues. It is argued that the apparent impact of early childbearing on education may result from a common set of…

Reviews concerns related to diagnoses in delivery of mental health services, specifically, application of the principles of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-III-R) to African-American children. An alternative diagnostic model is proposed, and recommendations are made for enhancing the diagnostic process. (SLD)

Data from 95 educationally disadvantaged Hong Kong students placed in mastery-learning classes were compared with 64 control students in expository-learning classes. Results indicate that under mastery learning, deep- and surface-biased learners increasingly diverge in performance and attitude, with surface learners doing better unit to unit, and…

This study provides national data that show the relationship of segregation to poverty. It shows that both African American and Latino students are much more likely than Whites to find themselves in schools of concentrated poverty. Segregation by race is strongly related to segregation by poverty. (Author/SLD)

Examines ways in which social class affects the aspirations, expectations, achievement, and life-chances of children of all cultural origins in Australia. A comprehensive multicultural education would enable working class or disadvantaged non-English-speaking children to live comfortably with change and to live more rewarding lives. (SLD)

For 25 years, the Trinidad and Tobago nongovernmental organization Servol has bridged differences of class and ideology to forge private and public partnerships that build up the nation by investing in youth given up for lost. Servol has expanded the culture of philanthropy, promoted corporate support of trade schools and apprenticeship programs,…

A counseling psychologist in private practice provides a psychoeducational report of an 8-year-old second-grade male experiencing behavior problems. Results of testing show the boy to be highly intelligent. After results are shared with family and school personnel, adjustments are made and the child's performance dramatically improves. (MKA)

Explores the political and social reasons behind the denial of affirmative action at the University of California and analyzes the probable impact and human rights effects of the policy. Because the state has not allocated sufficient funds to improve elementary and secondary education for Blacks and Latinos, their numbers will inevitably decline…

Studied 21 students labeled "at risk" by their schools who participated in an after-school compensatory program. These students partially accepted, and ultimately rejected, the status-attainment ideology promulgated within the program. Suggests ways in which adults could better represent the interests of these students. (SLD)

After a funding-equity victory, there is no guarantee that districts will adopt effective programs to improve student achievement. Programs with the greatest payoff for disadvantaged students include early-childhood programs, one-on-one tutoring, Success for All, James Comer's School Development Program, and extensive staff development. (38…

Those outside the dominant groups in Canadian society have a need for ongoing learning at least equal to those among the dominant groups. Both must be satisfied through social agencies, volunteers, schools, and colleges. Building a comprehensive educational system requires sensitivity to generations, genders, new arrivals, and people whose…

Qualitative data about the Baltimore (Maryland) Educational Scholarship Trust, a program to place disadvantaged and talented African-American youth in private schools were analyzed. The study reveals that peer networks of African-American students in predominantly White elite independent schools support these students' academic success, allow them…

Describes the transformation of the school library in Lindbergh Middle School, North Long Breach CA that serves a predominantly lower income, multicultural area whose students are struggling readers. Highlights include painting, new furniture, and other physical changes; collection development and circulation increases; hours of operation;…

Provides a brief overview of Japanese high school students in terms of 1995 post-school destinations and types of jobs obtained. Describes the school-based job referral process that systematically regulates job distribution for high school graduates, including high school-employer networks and guidance for students in employment-related…

Overviews black teachers academic preparation and pedagogical training during the early 20th century revealing a broad range of problems from discriminatory salaries, hiring practices, and state certification practices to de jure segregation, lack of publicly funded facilities, and white hostility. Northern philanthropic initiatives and the…