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Uneven Playing Field: Demographic Differences and High School "Choice" in Philadelphia. Policy Brief
Download full textResearch for Action, 2010
Every fall, eighth graders participate in the School District of Philadelphia's high school application and admissions process, vying for spots in a tiered system of public high schools across the city. This policy brief looks at disparities in the students who are successful in exercising school "choice" in the District's high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Districts, Selective Admission, School Choice
Li, Xiaojie; Carroll, C. Dennis – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This study provides a comprehensive profile of all types of "minority-serving institutions" (MSIs), in the United States and to examine the characteristics of minority students who attend these institutions. The report adds to earlier research focusing on single types of MSIs--primarily Historically Black Colleges and Universities…
Descriptors: Income, Black Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Groups
Peer reviewedRamsey, Henry, Jr. – Journal of Legal Education, 1980
Because of concern over possible retrenchment by law schools to increase minority representation since the Bakke decision, a survey of affirmative action programs in law school admissions was undertaken. The results indicate that the majority, at least outside the South, read the Bakke opinions as permitting such programs. (JMD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Enrollment
Lerner, Robert; Nagai, Althea K. – 2001
The admissions policies of 47 colleges and universities were studied to consider the issue of racial and ethnic discrimination in undergraduate admissions. The Center for Equal Opportunity asked schools for data about students' application status, racial and ethnic group membership, verbal and mathematics Scholastic Assessment Test scores, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Admission, Equal Education
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1980
The effectiveness of institutional, state, and federal efforts to expand educational participation in California is examined in this third of a three-report series on equal opportunity in California postsecondary education. The purposes of this report are to: (1) review the progress made during the past five years, (2) identify the barriers to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, American Indians, College Students
Owings, Jeffrey; And Others – 1995
This study used national data to categorize college-bound high school seniors on each of five criteria identified as representative of those required for admission to highly selective colleges. Data came from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88). Selected criteria included grade point average (GPA), the Scholastic Aptitude…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Catholic Schools
