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http://www.greaterdiversity.com/education-resources/ed_articles2002/Black_Boys.html#66 		yourbusychild
Bridging Multiple Worlds: Building Pathways From Childhood to College
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/research/minority.html 		yourbusychild
Eduational Equality
The Equity Center is committed to helping public schools and communities incorporate the key components of educational equity into policies and practices to ensure each student receives what she or he needs to succeed.
http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/ 		yourbusychild
Improving Black Student Achievement
Schools play a major role in building or lowering students' self-image. Eighty percent of Black children entering schools have a positive self-image; twenty percent still do by the fifth grade; yet only five percent do by their senior year in high school (Silberman, 1971). In 1985, Bell studied the progressively decreasing scores of Black students on Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills in the District of Columbia public schools.
http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/booklets/achieve/ 		yourbusychild
Improving school For Afr. Amer. Children:
Improving Schools for African American Students: A Reader for Educational Leaders provides education leaders with access to critical ideas, research, and knowledge across a broad range of educational issues that affect the successful schooling of African American children and youth. The articles that make up this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high-quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students.
http://www.maec.org/aastudents.html 		yourbusychild
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
The work of the Institute is supported by Teachers College, Columbia University, governmental agencies, and foundations. Because the work of the Institute is problem-centered, it has a staff from many disciplines who are activists in solving the problems of urban and minority education
http://iume.tc.columbia.edu/ 		yourbusychild
National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities
The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD) was founded in 1999 for the purpose of increasing awareness and promoting an understanding of the specific issues facing African American children. The organization’s mission is to link information and resources provided by an established network of individuals and organizations experienced in minority research and special education with parents, educators, and others responsible for providing a quality education for all students.
http://www.charityadvantage.com 		yourbusychild
Racial Profiling and Punishment in U.S. Public Schools
The ERASE Initiative is a national program that challenges racism in public schools and promotes racial justice and academic excellence for all students. The program is coordinated by the Applied Research Center, a public policy, education, and research institute that emphasizes issues of race and social change
http://www.arc.org/erase/profiling.html 		yourbusychild
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