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Direct linkMetz, Steve, Ed. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2011
The concept of energy is central to all the science disciplines, seamlessly connecting science, technology, and mathematics. For high school and upper middle school teachers, this compendium comprises inquiry-based activities, lesson plans, and case studies designed to help teach increased awareness of energy, environmental concepts, and the…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Grade 9
Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005
Local school boards have traditionally assigned the school that a child is to attend. Only by selecting their neighborhoods have parents exercised their choice of school. In recent years, this tradition has slowly given way to magnet schools, inter-district choice programs, charter schools, voucher programs, and many other forms of choice,…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, Magnet Schools, Charter Schools
Estes, Nolan, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This two-part anthology of research summaries examines the potential of magnet schools to provide equal education and educational access for minority group children and reviews successful magnet programs. Part 1, "Magnet Schools, Desegregation, and Choice," contains the following chapters: (1) "Using Magnet Schools for…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Orfield, Gary; Eaton, Susan E. – 1996
The United States is quick to celebrate the Brown v. Board of Education decision, but there is an insidious trend toward resegregation in the public schools. For the first time since 1954, school segregation is actually increasing for African American students. In several rarely discussed decisions, the Supreme Court has opened the door for the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans
Grubb, W. Norton, Ed. – 1995
This book contains the following papers examining approaches to integrating high school vocational and academic curricula in U.S. high schools to provide education through occupations: "Resolving the Paradox of the High School" (W. Norton Grubb); "'The Cunning Hand, the Cultured Mind': Sources of Support for Curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Career Academies, Curriculum Development
Fine, Michelle; Weis, Lois – 2003
This collection of papers examines the crisis in public education, focusing on poor and minority children. There are seven chapters in two parts. After "Introduction: Silenced Voices and Extraordinary Conversations" (Michelle Fine and Lois Weis), Part 1, "Scenes of Silencing," includes: (1) "Silencing and Nurturing Voice…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student)
