Black Education : a Quest for Equity and Excellence /: a Quest for Equity and Excellence. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Willy DeMarcell Smith.
• Authors: Smith, Willy DeMarcell
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; EDITORS' PREAMBLE; 1. Black Education: A Quest for Equity and Excellence; COMMENTARIES; 2. Taking the Initiative In Education: The National Urban League Agenda; 3. A Leadership Blueprint for Equity and Excellence in Black Higher Education; PERSPECTIVE AND ANALYSIS; 4. Equity in Education: A Low Priority in the School Reform Movement; 5. Educational Policy Trends in a Neoconservative Era; 6. Legislating for Effective Schools and Academic Excellence; SELECTED ISSUES; 7. Black Teachers: A Vanishing Tradition. 8. Improving Black Education: Perspectives on Parent Involvement9. Test Fairness and Bias: Measuring Academic Achievement Among Black Youth; 10. Sorting Black Students for Success and Failure: The Inequity of Ability Grouping and Tracking; 11. The Eroding Status of Blacks in Higher Education: An Issue of Financial Aid; SPECTRUM ON DESEGREGATION; 12. The Intended and Unintended Benefits of School Desegregation; 13. The Case for a Separate Black School System; 14. Desegregating with Magnet and One-Race Elementary and Secondary Schools. 15. The Consent Decree as a Tool for Desegregation in Higher EducationSTRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE; 16. Elements of Effective Black Schools; 17. School Power: A Model for Improving Black Student Achievement; 18. Reintegration for Education: Black Community Involvement with Black Students in Schools; 19. Memphis Inner-City Schools Improvement Project: A Holistic Approach for Developing Academic Excellence; 20. A Community Initiative: Making a Difference in the Quality of Black Education; SPECIAL REPORTS; 21. Black School Pushouts and Dropouts: Strategies for Reduction.
• Publisher Details: London : Taylor and Francis
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.19/342; African Americans -- Education; School integration -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States; Education Studies; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Academic achievement; African Americans -- Education; Educational equalization; School integration; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351313841; 1351313843; 9781351313827; 1351313827
• Related ISBNs: 9781138519602; 9780887387814
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