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Publications by Beatriz Chu Clewell on Adolescents and Youth Development

The United States is being transformed by high, continuing levels of immigration. No American institution has felt the effect of these flows more forcefully than the nation's public schools. And no set of American institutions is arguably more critical to the future success of immigrant integration.

This report describes the educational milieu in urban schools. The report is based upon studies of student performance in urban schools and the conditions that contribute to performance. The purpose of the study is to identify factors and processes that facilitate or impede effective systemic reform, particularly reforms in math and science education. The review describes the urban context of educational reform and examines literature related to current reforms and effective strategies for teaching inner-city youth. The report presents conclusions and discusses the implications of research on reform in mathematics and science in urban schools.