The Racial Gap in Education.

• Authors : Jacob, John E.

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *MINORITY students; *PUBLIC schoolsUNITED StatesJACOB, John

• Source: Vital Speeches of the Day. 5/1/91, Vol. 57 Issue 14, p439. 5p.

• Abstract: Presents a speech by John E. Jacob, head of the National Urban League, delivered to the IBM Educational Systems Schools Executives Conference in Orlando, Florida. ...

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How Suspension and Expulsion Contribute to Dropping Out.

• Authors : DeRidder, Lawrence M.¹

Subjects: *STUDENT suspension; *STUDENT expulsion; *SCHOOL discipline

• Source: Education Digest. Feb91, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p44-47. 4p.

• Abstract: This article discusses the role of suspension and expulsion in the decision of students to drop-out of schools. The forces which lead students to give ...

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Helping athletes excel in the classroom--and on the field.

• Authors : Griffin, Robert

Subjects: *ATHLETES; *EDUCATION; AMERICAN Sports Institute (Mill Valley, Calif.)UNITED States

• Source: Clearing House. Sep/Oct91, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p23. 3p.

• Abstract: Offers a look to Promoting Achievement in the American through Sports (PASS), a project of the American Sports Institute a nonprofit organization in Mill Valley, ...

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Scale, isolation and dependency in the educational system...

• Authors : Smith, David B.

Subjects: *EDUCATIONFALKLAND Islands

• Source: Educational Review. 1991, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p335. 11p. 5 Diagrams, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: Focuses on the provision of schooling in Falkland Islands. Factors that constrain the educational provision; One of the greatest drawbacks for education

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Services for at-risk students in schools.

• Authors : Compton, D.; Baizerman, M.

Subjects: *EDUCATION

• Source: Children Today. Jan/Feb91, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p8. 4p. 2 Black and White Photographs.

• Abstract: Considers how schools may more effectively serve at-risk students--those who are struggling to perform scholastically and may require one-on-one attention for both in-school and out-of-school ...

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