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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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Garibaldi, Antoine M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2007
This article assesses the educational attainment of African American males between the 1990s and early 2000s. Beginning with a summary of a 1987-88 study conducted by the author on African American males in the New Orleans Public Schools, national data are provided on the high school graduation rates of African American males and females, as well…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment, Males, African American Students
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Garibaldi, Antoine M. – Journal of Negro Education, 1997
Charts the forward and backward movements of African Americans in education since the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, noting both obstacles and success factors that have shaped the black educational experience at elementary, secondary, and higher levels. Influences on black students' achievement and college attendance are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black History, Black Students
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Garibaldi, Antoine M. – Journal of Negro Education, 1986
Reviews the current status of Black Americans at all levels of education and asserts the need to begin to prepare youths early in their school years for higher education and for careers in teaching. Examines the role of testing in this context. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, Black Teachers
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Garibaldi, Antoine M. – Journal of Negro Education, 1992
Some educational solutions to the problems facing young African-American males have been developed through the New Orleans (Louisiana) Public School Study on Black Males (1987-88). From the more than 50 study recommendations, 10 are selected to illustrate the range of strategies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth