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Alternatives to School Segregation in the US: The Case of Magnet Schools

Gary Orfield
2011

Initial ideas• Historically, the education system in the US has been highly segregated, whether in terms of race, language or socioeconomic level.• In general, the ability to...

Educational Excellence for Everyone: A Possible Reality

Roser Salavert
2010

Main idea Educational excellence is possible in a multicultural social context, with a high ratio of newcomers, with low basic education levels, with associated social problems (...

Perennial Dilemmas Policymakers and Practitioners Face in the Adoption and Classroom Use of ICTs: The US Experience

Larry Cuban
2010

Main ideaSince the 1980s, US governments have invested thousands of dollars in the introduction of ICTs in classrooms. We have gone from one computer per 124 students in 1983 to 4...

Education and immigration: the socio-educational challenges for second generations from a transnational perspective

Peggy Levitt
2006

In the lecture on education and immigration, professor Levitt presents her research with respect to the issue of immigration and transnationality. Her work is based in the USA,...


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