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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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The Consequences of School Desegregation in a Kansas Town 50 Years after "Brown"
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Patterson, Jean A.; Niles, Rae; Carlson, Cameron; Kelley, William L. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2008
This article examines the legacy of segregation and desegregation in the town of Parsons, Kansas. We argue that school desegregation, the goal of which was to increase access and equalize educational opportunities for African Americans, did not have that desired affect. Fifty years after the closing of the all-Black Douglass School, Parsons'…
Descriptors: African American Students, Municipalities, African American Community, Middle Class
What's the Bottom Line?: Corporate Involvement in an Early Childhood Initiative
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Patterson, Jean A. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2004
Using data from a qualitative case study of a statewide early childhood initiative, this article critically examines the budding relationship between one state's early childhood initiative and the corporate community. The analysis is situated within assumptions about the benefits of public--private partnerships and early childhood and childcare as…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, Child Care, Corporate Support