School-based management--Kentucky; Decision making
Shortly after the implementation of Kentucky's school-based decision-making councils, it became obvious that minorities were severely underrepresented on these councils. As a result, the Kentucky legislature enacted Section 160.352(3)(f) by which...
Minority college students--Texas; Universities and colleges--Admission--Law and legislation--Texas
This qualitative case study explored the experiences of 10 Top 10% African American and Hispanic students at Texas A&M University. The purpose of the study was to examine how the Texas Top 10% Law influenced underrepresented students'...
African American students--Education; Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary); Academic achievement--Psychological aspects; Stereotypes (Social psychology)
African American students continue to underperform and are underrepresented in areas, including mathematics (Heubert & Hauser, 1999; Jencks & Phillips, 1998; National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, Gandara, Bial, & Educational...