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The Effect Of Poverty On The Achievement Of Urban African American Male Students Successfully Completing High School, Amy L. Welch
The Effect Of Poverty On The Achievement Of Urban African American Male Students Successfully Completing High School, Amy L. Welch
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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of poverty on the achievement of African American male high school students attending the same large Midwest urban school district. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) at the tenth grade level were compared to the level of poverty provided through census data of African American male tenth grade high school students (N = 162) and compared again two years later using cumulative GPA of the same African American male students at graduation. Standardized achievement test scores, PLAN test taken in the fall of the tenth grade year and ACT test taken …
Factors That Influence Omaha Public Schools African -American And Caucasian Males' Decisions To Become Educators, Jerry M. Bartee
Factors That Influence Omaha Public Schools African -American And Caucasian Males' Decisions To Become Educators, Jerry M. Bartee
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The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of African-American male educators to Caucasian male educators who are currently in the Omaha Public School District, and to determine if there were differences in demographic characteristics and perceptions that influenced their decision to become educators.