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Bankston, Carl L. III; Caldas, Stephen J. – 2002
This book uses extensive interviews and statistical data to examine the failed desegregation efforts in Louisiana as a case study to illustrate how desegregation has followed the same unsuccessful pattern across the United States. It shows that the practical difficulty with desegregation is that academic environments are created by all the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Development
Web Feet, 2002
This annotated subject guide to Web sites for grades K-8 focuses on chemistry, U.S. Civil War, drawing and cartooning, gravity and magnetism, motion, pets, science fiction and fantasy literature, and calendar connections for May observances. Specific grade levels are indicated for each annotation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cartoons, Chemistry, Civil War (United States)
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Direct linkAngell, Ann V. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2004
How do meetings in elementary classrooms influence student attitudes and behaviors, both individually and collectively? Can regular opportunities to participate in collective problem solving educate students for peacemaking and alter the social dynamic of the classroom? As an experienced teacher who previously studied class meetings in a private…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Problem Solving, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method
Park, Hyoung Seo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
The purpose of the study was to develop an MST Integrated Program for making a Maglev hands-on activity for higher elementary school students in Korea. In this MST Integrated Program, students will apply Mathematics, Science, and Technology principles and concepts to the design, construction, and evaluation of a magnetically levitated vehicle. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Technology Education
Dittmar, Belinda Corazon; And Others – 1995
Charter schools incorporate the focus of magnet schools but often go beyond their academic specialization to more social goals. They can operate at both elementary and secondary levels, although they are always quite small. The greatest difference, however, between charter schools and other public schools is their status as a bridge between public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Case Studies, Charter Schools
PDF pending restorationClay, Phyllis L. – 1991
This report presents the results of an achievement and enrollment study of the law and public service magnet program at the Northeast Law and Public Service Magnet High School (Kansas City, Missouri). Achievement test scores for students in the program were at or slightly above those of the district as a whole for the 1990-1991 year. It also was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Involvement, Enrollment, High Schools
Download full textCrane, H. Richard – 1992
This book is a collection of 66 "How Things Work" columns from the journal "The Physics Teacher," 1983-1991. All the devices and phenomena are ones that are met in everyday life, involve physics principles, and require explanations that are not immediately obvious. Topics include: touch panels in elevators, liquid crystal…
Descriptors: Electricity, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
Spier, Adele W.; And Others – 1983
A statewide study was conducted to identify and describe successful voluntary school desegregation programs funded under Chapter 636, a 1974 amendment to Massachussets' Racial Imbalance Law. Programs selected were of four types: (1) school-based (elementary, middle, and high); (2) school system- or district-wide; (3) part-time and full-time…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Busing, Career Education, College School Cooperation
Sawyer, David E. – 1984
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Fairfax County, Virginia) offers a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology. The school serves students selected on the basis of aptitude and interest in the biological, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences, and who intend…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Enrollment, High Schools, Magnet Schools
Sawyer, David E. – 1986
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Fairfax County, Virginia) offers a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology. The school serves students selected on the basis of aptitude and interest in the biological, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences, and who intend…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Enrollment Influences
Mitchell, George A. – 1989
This study reviews the state-financed program of racial integration in metropolitan Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools. The integration program rested on the basic assumption that with enough time, state financial assistance, and new spending, racial integration would significantly improve academic achievement and close the gap between minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1990
These hearings addressed three measures introduced to the Senate: the Excellence in Teaching Act, S. 1675; the National Teacher Act of 1989, S. 1676; and the Teacher's Professional Development Act, S. 498. The key provisions of the bills focus on: (1) addressing the teacher shortage through a revitalized Teacher Corps Program providing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Federal Aid, Hearings
Williams-Robertson, Lydia – 1990
A program developed by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District under a 2-year grant from the National Science Foundation is described and evaluated. The primary objectives of the program were to: interest minority and female students in science; attract these groups to the teaching of science; enrich the elementary school science…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Magnet Schools, Mentors
Crohn, Leslie; Hansen, Kenneth H. – 1990
This annotated bibliography offers a sampling of a wide variety of viewpoints on the topic of school choice. Fourteen references selected for annotation, ranging from a 3-page journal article to a 266-page book, are listed at the beginning of the bibliography. Among the viewpoints that different authors represent are the following: (1) unlimited…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
La Pierre, D. Bruce – 1987
This paper summarizes events leading to the interdistrict settlement of the St. Louis (Missouri) school desegregation case. Remarks are focused on four points: (1) an overview of the settlement process and rationale, (2) an explanation of the principal provisions, (3) a brief analysis of the implementation process, and (4) a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Court Litigation, Educational Quality
