Discussed in this article are problems faced by immigrant families struggling to maintain their own culture, adjust to the new culture, and sustain themselves in the face of discrimination. (Author/EB)

Provides a profile of a young black girl who drops out of school to work in a laundry. (Author/AM)

Discusses developments in the desegregation of Boston public schools: in Fall 1974 the public schools of Boston underwent the first phase of a court-ordered desegregation plan, and in Fall 1975, Boston will commence Phase Two of court-ordered school desegregation. (Author/JM)

Two imaginary success-oriented high school boys, one lower class and one upper middle class, discuss their respective attitudes toward school, friends, college, career goals, parents' and society's expectations, and their perceptions of other social classes. (SF)

This article is a substantially revised version of a chapter in the author's book, Time's Children: Impressions of Youth." (SB)

Compares and contrasts the attitudes and goals of the students, white and black, of Urbana High School, Illinois, with those of its administration; these represent a microcosm of educational problems in the United States. (JM)

A narrative of the author's experiences as a participant observer of a senior high school class, focusing on his relationship with one student who applied to Yale and was accepted. (JM)

Tells the story of one family's experience with an unexpected school closing. Concentrates on the effects of one English teacher on a student's life and the effects of the school closing on his future. Depicts the triumph that can result from recognition and empowerment. (JS)

Describes an at-risk male secondary school student whose problems stem from guilt over the death of his infant brother. Emphasizes the dysfunctional family relationships. (FMW)