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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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Inside the Double Bind: A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Undergraduate and Graduate Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics
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Ong, Maria; Wright, Carol; Espinosa, Lorelle L.; Orfield, Gary – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Maria Ong, Carol Wright, Lorelle Espinosa, and Gary Orfield review nearly forty years of scholarship on the postsecondary educational experiences of women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Their synthesis of 116 works of scholarship provides insight into the factors that influence the retention,…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Engineering
Domesticating a Revolution: No Child Left Behind Reforms and State Administrative Response
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Sunderman, Gail L.; Orfield, Gary – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In recognition of the increased demands facing state education departments in this accountability-focused era, Gail L. Sunderman and Gary Orfield present results from a study on the response of these agencies to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In this article, Sunderman and Orfield analyze issues of state capacity, compiling data from…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Role, Educational Finance, Accountability
Money, Equity, and College Access.
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Orfield, Gary – Harvard Educational Review, 1992
Three decades after massive government commitment to financial aid, minority and low income access is declining and aid going to middle class students. Policies and political deadlock have worsened the situation of those in need, and hard choices must be made if college access is to be restored without greater expenditures. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy