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Alson, Allan – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
The persistent and significant achievement gap between black and Latino students and their white and Asian counterparts at Evanston (Illinois) Township High School (ETHS) has existed for as long as anyone can remember. Stories real and apocryphal abound about the institutional barriers that have denied fairness and opportunity for minority…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Achievement Gap, Minority Group Children, Student Diversity
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Gifford, Bernard R.; Valdes, Guadalupe – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
According to Frankenberg, Lee, and Orfield, segregation for black students declined substantially after the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision, "Brown v. Board of Education," reaching its lowest point 30 years later. By comparison, Latino students have experienced "steadily rising segregation since the 1960s." Unlike…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Spanish Speaking, Language Usage, Student Rights