I need to have information on the impact Prop 209 has had on Federal
spending for agencies that enforce/safeguard equal opportunity in
employment, education, housing and other public services in
California. These studies should be based on actual evaluations as
opposed to expectations/speculation. They should or can include impact
on State administrative agencies as well as Federally mandated
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Request for Question Clarification by
journalist-ga
on
27 Feb 2003 13:47 PST
Greetings Carmen2:
Are these the types of links for which you are searching? Please let
me know if they hit the mark and I will continue my research for you.
The Impact of Affirmative Action on Public-Sector Employment and
Contracting in California - Paul Ong, Editor - Contributors: M. V. Lee
Badgett, William M. Rodgers III, Darrell L. Williams, Tom Larson, Ward
Thomas, Mark Garrett, and Paula Sirola
http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/ong.html
Opportunities Lost: The State of Public Sector Affirmative Action in
Post Proposition 209 California
http://www.equalrights.org/survproj/index.htm
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Clarification of Question by
carmen2-ga
on
28 Feb 2003 07:39 PST
Hi,
The context is as follows: There are an unknown number of pre-school
and primary school children who suffer from eye disorders that
contribute to a less than satisfactory first expierence with reading.
In turn the child fails to develop reading skills appropriate to
grade/age level expectations/testing. These deficiencies carryover
year after year and the child ultimately becomes disaffected with the
learning process. This then is manifested in a number of dysfunctional
patterns, one of which is intermitent employment.
While the child passes through the system the returns to the child are
significantly diminished yet costs for passing the child through are
the same as if the child was an "A" student. If school systems could
screen pre-schoolers, etc. for dyslexia and other ocular disorders and
provide parental guidance for remedy, the rate of return to that child
would obviously increase as learning progresses successfully.
It may be useful to explore the University Schools/Departments of
Education. I cannot pinpoint a particular school or organization. I'm
familiar with the work done in Developing countries, I did a lot of it
for AID.
The fundamental issue is, if learning regresses because of correctable
physical conditions in the child then the average rate of return for
primary education will decline generally. This flies in the face of
conventional wisdom.
I need the studies on the rate of return to primary education in the
US to prepare a presentation on the need to have thorough eye testing
or pre-schoolers, particularly, in urban areas. Many of these
children suffer a plethora of learning disabilities from poor eye site
to sever dyslexia, often none of which is detected until it is too
late.
You might try RAND, ERIC index, NEA Research, Univiversity of Chicago
used to have some interesting work on cost-benefit analysis, and CUNY
of NY did some intersting work on education reforms back in the 70;s.
I hope this helps.
Thank you
Robert
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Clarification of Question by
carmen2-ga
on
28 Feb 2003 07:41 PST
Hi,
Yes, these are the types of reports I need. The second link is right on point.
Thank you,
Keep up the good work.
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