Reviews court litigation in Texas concerning the rights of children who are illegally residing in the United States to public schooling. Focuses particularly on the issue of whether the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment applies to noncitizens. (GC)

Reviews presidential and congressional support for school desegregation over the past decade and discusses four recent court cases. Holds that lack of federal support for school desegregation and the failure to retain busing as a remedy for segregated schools mean that educational inequalities will persist for minority students. (GC)

Discusses research on the impact of environment on identity and mentality, the need for major reform of practices at odds with American ideals of equality, and overcoming biased research. Calls for further research on the impact of difference and unequal treatment on learning. (KH)

Describes a conceptual model for measuring educational equity. The model considers individual as well as group-based dimensions of equity, in addition to predictive conceptual disctinctions designed to reduce inequities, stereotyping, and discrimination. (GC)

Reviews recent studies on Black Americans in science and technical fields. Identifies participation trends and factors inhibiting participation and performance. Discusses factors that must be addressed to increase the numbers of Blacks in science and engineering and proposes that greater support efforts be made. (KH)

Five legal questions are discussed in the conflict between the move to institute minimum competency testing (MCT) for students and the effort to protect the educational rights of handicapped children. The threshold question is whether handicapped children should be subject to the same MCT requirements as the non-handicapped. (PS)

As a basis for interpreting scholarly work on the Black school superintendent, the article does the following: (1) outlines African American history; (2) discusses the political context of the struggle for Black education and the importance of the Black superintendency to it; and (3) develops a framework for the future success of Black…