Uses data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to explore the relationships between prevalence of drug use and incidents of violence with arrests rates of African American and white youth. Presents the information by state concluding that there is little…

Reviews the findings of two national surveys of the education directors of local affiliates of the National Urban League to identify educational priorities. Compares these findings with those of the ninth annual Gallup Poll of public attitudes toward the schools. (EF)

Examines the policies of the "buy-back" provisions of the retirement systems of all the states in the nation and draws implications for minority educators. (EF)

Affirmative action may be even more necessary today than it was initially, given the current conservative social, economic, and political national climate and the climate of higher education, with its shrinking financial resources, smaller minority faculty availability pools, and fewer academic positions. (CMG)

Black colleges contribute significantly to the development of Black doctorates: fifty-five percent of the 8,232 Blacks who were granted doctoral degrees between 1975 and 1980 had received their baccalaureates from predominantly Black colleges. (AOS)

Examines data on marriage, childbearing, divorce, educational attainment, and income level among young Blacks. Suggests that the phenomenon of early marriage among Blacks is widespread and merits more attention than it currently receives. (Author/MJL)

Presents data which support the positive contribution of education in (1) stimulating national economic growth, (2) reducing expenditures for human services and decreasing unemployment, and (3) increasing national defense. Considers the impact of education on reducing racial disparities, and presents a cost-benefit model of educational…

Presents results of a diagnostic analysis of mathematics and science achievement data for Black students collected by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Identifies the taxonomic level (knowledge, skills, comprehension, application, and analysis) and content area of exercises on which Black students perform below the national average.…

Reviews trends in Black economic progress and compares data for Black and White families. Describes how structural changes in families and income inequalities are symptoms of a growing Black underclass. Calls for policies to reduce joblessness among underclass men and increase child support by absentee fathers. (MW)