This book promotes an understanding of the challenges and strengths of
minority children in U.S. schools. It also recommends effective
practices, interventions, and policies to improve their achievement in
school and their success in life. Coverage not only informs about the
most identifiable minority groups, but also provides explicit
recommendations for educators, policy makers, and practitioners. The
central idea of the book is that educational, psychological, and social
research, to put it simply, should be used. Conceptualizing
opportunities and challenges in working with minority children in the
context of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the book analyzes
educational and social policy and provides recommendations for
educators, psychologists, researchers, policymakers, and others.