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Gooden, Mark A.; Green, Terrance L. – Teachers College Record, 2016
The Honorable Judge Nathaniel Jones litigated the "Milliken v. Bradley I" case before the U.S. District Court and Supreme Court in 1971 and 1974. Nathaniel Jones was born May 12, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio, and served as the general counsel for the NAACP from 1969-1979. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Nathaniel Jones to the U.S.…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation
Gray, Richard – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
Sara McAlister, in her article "Why Community Engagement Matters in School Turnaround," in this issue (p35-42) of "Voices in Urban Education," lays out the strong research base showing that family and community participation is a crucial resource not only for individual student achievement, but also for catalyzing and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Community Involvement, Federal Legislation, School Community Relationship
Schissel, Bernard; Schissel, Wendy – Education Canada, 2008
According to the annual United Nations declarations based on the Human Development Index (HDI), Canada remains one of the best places in the world in which to live. Ironically, this declaration of socio-economic superiority does not extend to the young people in the society. Although post-industrial societies like Canada and the United States may…
Descriptors: Child Health, Foreign Countries, Youth, Mass Media
Garcia, Veronica – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, four urban high school students and their student leadership and social justice class advisor address the question, "What are high school students' perspectives on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) definition of a highly qualified teacher?" As the advisor to the course, Garcia challenged her students to examine…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High School Students, High Schools, Personal Narratives
Campbell, Peter – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
Engaging students requires giving them a say in what they learn and how they will learn it. However, in strictly disciplined, rule-bound schools with test-driven curricula, this cannot happen. Edison Schools, Inc., a for-profit Education Management Organization (EMO), and Confluence Academy, an Edison-run school located in one of the most…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Accountability
Katsinas, Stephen G.; Bush, V. Barbara – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
50 years after the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision, a high-stakes testing movement, significantly boosted by provisions contained in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, has emerged with the potential of both positive and negative implications. This paper argues that assessment generally is not tied to the 3 positive outcomes of…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Outcomes of Education, High Stakes Tests
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Keenan, Patrick A.; Hammond, Celeste M. – University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, 1979
Argues that all institutionalized children fall within the definition of handicapped offered in federal legislation and, as a result, have a right to special education services. Available from University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, 651 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226; sc $3.50. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
Nelms, Ben F. – English Education, 2004
In the state of Florida, several of the principles of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have been enacted earlier than at the federal level. For example, the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) is required for all students through grade 10 and must be passed for promotion to grade 3 and for high school graduation. Schools are graded A through…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High Risk Students, Outreach Programs, Teacher Education Programs