ROCHELLE RILEY: Detroit teacher points out the schools' problems: "Across Detroit, teachers provide counseling, clothes or food and try to build self-esteem in some children who feel unworthy of learning. Nearly every day, they suspend instruction to calm disruptive kids. Teachers, particularly in high schools, combat rampant absenteeism. In the lower grades, some students are so transient their classes look entirely different by semester's end. Absenteeism is rampant in the high schools. Most schools need computers, photocopiers and additional supplies. "

Northern Star Online | Campus - NIU leads nation in awarding ed. Ph.D.s to blacks: "NIU [Northern Illinois University] awarded more doctoral degrees to African-Americans in the education discipline than any other public university in the nation, according to a recent survey in Black Issues in Higher Education.

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www.cw.ua.edu - Multicultural Engineering Program receives grant from Honda: "For more information on the Multicultural Engineering Program, contact Miranda Carlisle, program coordinator, at 348-4267."

U.S. Spends More, Achieves Less in Education
-- GOPUSA: "- Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Finland, Australia, Canada and Great Britain were ranked among the top 10 countries in reading, math, and science. The U.S. ranked 15th in reading, 19th in math, and 14th in science."

National Tour: "This fall, award-winning authors Gen and Kelly Tanabe are traveling across the country on their Get Into & Pay For College National Tour sponsored by Wiredscholar and Bank One. Take a look at the their schedule to find a workshop near you. "

Hispanic Business: "'By providing scholarships to more lower income and minority students, The Sallie Mae Fund is helping to increase access to higher education for a new, more diverse generation of Americans,' said Susan Corsini, chairman, The Sallie Mae Fund. 'At time when state budget cuts are making serious dents in higher education, it is essential that would-be students are not deterred from pursuing their academic dreams.' In addition, the population of college-age youth is expected to grow by nearly 5 million by 2015, with 80 percent of the increase coming from minority populations. In addition, the vast majority of new jobs created during that time will likely require some postsecondary education."

Colorado State Collegian - Where is My Minority Support Group?Offered without comment: "In our society everyone belongs to some minority except for Caucasian males, and so all the knee-jerk reactions that caused various protections to be put into place to guard against minority discrimination instead help everyone else discriminate against the Caucasian male. When I apply to a college or interview for a job, I have to worry that I'm going to be passed over in favor of a person whose skin is darker than mine. When I apply for scholarships to help lessen the burden of paying for college, I am constantly turned away for not being a woman. Yes, I wholeheartedly endorse the idea that bigots should be dragged out into the street and have some sense beaten into them, but affirmative action and other well-intentioned but misguided regulations are harming as many people as they are trying to help.



It seems to be a common misconception that every Caucasian male has more resources at his disposal than anyone else and can therefore afford to be displaced in favor of minorities. I can tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. In today's society, the lines between rich and poor no longer fall along minority dividers. Sure, any economist will tell you there is still an earnings gap between Caucasians and certain minorities but when you get right down to it, once you are earning enough money to provide for yourself and your family, everything else is just luxury. "

MEAP mystery: Students don't win scholarships, but state can't say how they fell short : "Nearly 65 percent of the 103,000 students who now are seniors are being told they didn't do well enough to get the cash, but there are no other details.

'We were just kind of shocked, because she's done so well in the past,' Karen DeShane of Ada Township said about her daughter, Stacie.



The letter said Stacie, a Forest Hills Northern High School senior, did not qualify for the merit award and instructed her to contact her school for more information. But her counselor couldn't help because the state has not released students' individual MEAP results to schools.



'It's very frustrating,' Karen DeShane said.



The state was supposed to release the scores in April but postponed it, citing problems with a new database that will allow for the tracking of students from year to year. "

Fourth-Grader Becomes Symbol in School Voucher Fight

Projo.com | Providence | Metro: "In the African American community "

Charlotte Observer | 09/11/2003 | Bush: Theology students have right to scholarships

No Child Left Behind Law Leaves No Room for Some - NYT

CLASSROOM STRATEGY: Having teacher move to new grade with kids shows signs of success

Journal Gazette | 08/31/2003 | Colleges hunt for potential: "Unlike the now-famous point system used at the University of Michigan, Indiana University - as well as Indiana's other state schools - focuses on accepting everyone it feels can succeed, leaving race mostly out of the decision.

Instead, they focus on enticing more members of ethnic minorities to apply in the first place, recruiting them with special programs, tours and mailings. The more people in any group who apply, the more who get in."

Report: lack of diversity in teaching - News - The Daily Illini Online: "At a time when diversity is highly prized in education, a report by the National Education Association released Aug. 27 showed the teaching profession to comprise of mostly white females. "