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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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Editor's Note.
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Jones, Byrd L.; Gentry, Atron A. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1995
This issue focuses on problematic interactions between ethnic and racially diverse students and monocultural students. Declining or stable enrollments in four-year colleges by students of color mean that no major change in the experiential backgrounds of teachers appears likely, leading to strong concerns about fostering multicultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Differing Views on the State of Equity and Excellence in Schools: A Review. Book Review.
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Jones, Byrd L.; Collins, Moira E. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1995
Urges educators and citizens to ignore the hype surrounding "The Bell Curve" and to grasp the ethnocentrism (or racism) that underlies eugenicist arguments. Both Carnoy and Ladson-Billings offer hope to those supporting educational equity and the appreciation of diversity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Equal Education
Resources for Community Service Learning.
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Jones, Byrd L.; Kinsley, Carol W. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Selected resources for community service learning are presented in the following categories: (1) service learning (17 resources); (2) adolescents today (6 resources); (3) interorganizational and community relations (5 resources); and (4) assessment (5 resources). (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Organizational Development