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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED338760 AUTHOR: Negroni, Peter J.
TITLE: The Urgency for Change: School Reform and Quality
Education for Hispanic Youth. Publication No. 90-03.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 20 p.
AVAILABILITY: Mauricio Gaston Institute, University of
Massachusetts-Boston, Healey Library, 10th Floor,
Dorchester, MA 02125 ($12.00).
ABSTRACT: This paper looks at the successful initiatives
and unforeseen problems that have arisen in Massachusetts
public education since the passage of the Public School
Improvement Act of 1985, with a focus on the needs of
Hispanic Americans. There is overwhelming evidence that the
specific needs of Hispanic Americans are neither being
identified nor met by the three major reform initiatives
that have been introduced in the areas of state-parental
choice, privatization of schools, and site-based
governance. In view of the estimated future need for
skilled workers, the business community has begun to spend
resources on basic skills education and advanced training
for employees or to form alliances with schools. The paper
suggests the following planning efforts to address Latino
needs: (1) early intervention programs; (2) parent training
and involvement; (3) linkages with colleges and
universities; (4) personalized and cooperative learning and
peer tutoring; (5) involvement of community and human
service agencies; (6) state regulations requiring school
improvement plans and data profiles; (7) planning for
mastery of higher-order thinking skills; (8) recognition
that school effectiveness can be measured in ways beyond
standardized tests; (9) incorporation of research findings
on tracking, ability grouping, retention, suspension, and
bilingual education; (10) implementation of a
state-supported affirmative action program that attracts
Hispanic professionals; (11) equal funding access to
education; (12) creation of a statewide Hispanic Advisory
Council; and (13) support for programs that work. This
document contains 55 references. (JB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Cooperative-Programs;
Early-Intervention; Educational-Quality; Elementary
Secondary-Education; Equal-Education; Institutional
Evaluation; Parent-Participation; Public-Schools; Teaching
Methods; Thinking-Skills; Urban-Schools
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Disadvantaged-Youth; *Educational-Change;
*Hispanic-Americans; *State-Legislation; *Urban-Youth
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