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Download full textRivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – 1995
This digest analyzes information from two recently completed national surveys to determine the extent to which various vocational education programs improve employment opportunities in the United States. The impact of a General Educational Development (GED) certificate on workers' wages is also analyzed. Data are from the 1992 National Adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Dropouts, Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Groups
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – 1993
Specific demographic changes that occurred in the New York City metropolitan area during the 1980s are described, and the challenges and opportunities facing the city in the 1990s are explored. The 1980s saw the greatest increase in the diversity of the city in its history, but sharp inequality, running along racial and ethnic lines, persists in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedRivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – Education and Urban Society, 1995
Discusses the labor market consequences as well as the differential literacy skills achieved by urban and minority-population recipients of alternative types of high school certification: traditional high school diplomas versus General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs). The author concludes that, although certain vocational programs foster high school…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Literacy, Minority Groups, Nontraditional Education
PDF pending restorationRivera-Batiz, Francisco L., Ed. – 1994
The papers in this collection describe how education is being reinvented in urban school systems in the United States. Selections discuss the urban landscape, the social context of schooling, and the theory and practice of multiculturalism. Papers include: (1) "Introduction: Reinventing Urban Education" (Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Santiago, Carlos – 1994
This report shows that the face of the Puerto Rican population in the United States has changed dramatically in recent years. The analysis is based largely on data from the 1980 and 1990 Censuses of Population, but it is supplemented by other sources. The number of Puerto Ricans in the United States has increased from close to 2 million in 1980 to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
