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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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You Can Run, but You Can't Hide: The Intersection of Race and Class in Two Kansas City Schools, 1954-1974
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McCarther, Shirley Marie; Caruthers, Loyce E.; Davis, Donna M. – American Educational History Journal, 2009
As African American female Professors in the academy representing different socioeconomic backgrounds the authors explore the intersections of race and class in two Kansas City, Missouri schools from 1954-1974. They situate their stories within a brief description of the historical context of Kansas City and its struggle to integrate schools from…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ideology, Social Environment, Females
The Soil of Silence: Deconstructing Socio-Cultural and Historical Processes that Have Influenced Schooling for First Nations People and African Americans
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Caruthers, Loyce E. – American Educational History Journal, 2007
Current educational restructuring movements espouse democratic ideas and reordered relations among teachers and administrators under the guise of improved teaching and learning and touts standards and accountability as the only way to achieve equality in education. Unfortunately, these efforts are unlikely to address enduring historical and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Ideology, Cultural Differences, Educational Change