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Peer reviewedUrban Education, 1991
The General Accounting Office (GAO) investigated the effects of educational reform on approximately 61,000 disadvantaged urban students (focusing on Black and Hispanic-American students) in 4 districts. Excerpts from GAO findings and implications of the mixed results, with overall modest gains, are provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedObiakor, Festus E.; And Others – Urban Education, 1993
Discusses questions of school climate and parental involvement that must be considered if general education is to assume the responsibility of educating African-American students with special needs. Practical suggestions are given for professionals deciding the proper place to educate African Americans with special needs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Peer reviewedCooper, Robert – Urban Education, 2000
Examines one community's efforts to fundamentally alter a high school's structure, curriculum, and instructional practices to provide greater educational opportunities for all students. The program used heterogeneous grouping in tandem with curricular and pedagogical changes. Student surveys indicated that the program was moderately successful in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Black Students, Classroom Environment
