Fall River's Move Toward Equity.

Clinchy, Evans

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Publication Date: 1987

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Fall River's Move Toward Equity.

Clinchy, Evans

Equity and Choice, v3 n3 p35-40 Spr 1987

Discusses history of immigrants and minorities in Fall River (MA), and the town's efforts to provide an equitable education for immigrant children and improve schools system-wide. The improvement plan incorporated the following elements: (1) controlled choice; (2) magnet schools; (3) controlled admissions and transfer policy; and (4) parent information centers. (PS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Equal Education, Limited English Speaking, Magnet Schools, Minority Group Children, Parent Participation, School Choice, Social Integration

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Language: English

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