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Faculty & Staff

Ebonics IQI. What have we learned ? – use of Ebonics language to teach African American children – Cover Story

The Ebonics controversy in Oakland, California, took many people by surprise. Most had never heard of Ebonics before December 18, 1996, and once they did, few understood what the school district meant when it expressed its intent to use this new “language” to teach the district’s African American children.

July 4, 2007

Latinx

President’s Hispanic education commission releases report

The long-awaited report by the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans was finally released last month with few surprises and a grim picture for both Latinos and the nation.

June 22, 2007

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Oakland amends Ebonics resolution – Oakland School Board

OAKLAND, Calif. The seven-member Oakland School Board voted unanimously on January 15 to support an amended version of the controversial Ebonics resolution that it originally passed on December 18, 1996. With the amendment process complete, the board and others in the school district hope to be removed from the national media spotlight.

June 15, 2007

Native Americans

A Matter of Survival

To the average ear, the words and sounds of Arapaho are from another world…

November 8, 2006

Native Americans

A Matter of Survival

To the average ear, the words and sounds of Arapaho are from another world…

November 1, 2006

Latinx

Jump Starting Latino Achievement

Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…

September 27, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Culture and Academic Performance

U.S. Census reports remind us that Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States…

September 20, 2006

Latinx

Jump Starting Latino Achievement

Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…

September 20, 2006

African-American

Education for a Democracy: Money, Green Card Not Required

Last spring, the nation watched as unprecedented numbers of students walked out of their schools…

September 20, 2006

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Pre-K Education Seen As Key To Hispanic Achievement

Providing Hispanic children with access to high-quality pre-kindergarten education is an important first step toward closing the achievement gap, a new report suggests.

July 10, 2006

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Bilingual or Immersion?

A new group of studies is providing fresh evidence that it’s not the language of instruction that counts, but the quality of education

April 26, 2006

HBCUs

The Evolution of Educational Opportunities

Higher education has evolved to the extent that it touches the lives of most American adults, who at some point, will acquire skills and knowledge in a post-secondary institution…

April 19, 2006