The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) has a national reputation for producing quality publications on a large variety of topics relating to education and equity. Below is our full catalog of books and posters.

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AN ANNOTATED SUMMARY OF THE REGULATIONS FOR TITLE IX, EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972 (1993)

By the NOW Legal Defense Fund, the NETWORK, Inc., and the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.

This publication alerts educators to Title IX's requirements.

This publication is out-of-print, but its full text can be downloaded for free in HTML or format (46k).

BEYOND TITLE IX: GENDER EQUITY ISSUES IN SCHOOLS (1993)

By the NETWORK, Inc. and the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.

This publication addresses specific gender equity issues in education. Some of the issues included are: testing, learning styles, self-esteem, and student-teacher interaction. Each section incorporates research information, key questions and resources.

The full text of this publication can be downloaded for free in HTML or format (88K).

Print copy price: $4.50

CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION -- AN ESSENTIAL DIMENSION OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATION (1987, revised 1990)

by Orlando Taylor, Ph.D.

This publication examines cultural differences which can lead to communication problems in the classroom, and suggests behaviors which affirm rather than devalue a student's cultural heritage. Since our educational institutions tend to reflect the norms and values of the majority culture, misunderstandings often caused by cultural differences can have a negative effect on the academic performance of minority students.

This publication is out-of-print, but its full text can be downloaded for free in HTML or format (161k).

EDUCATE AMERICA: A CALL FOR EQUITY IN SCHOOL REFORM (1994)

by the American Youth Policy Forum, the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc., and the National Education Association Center for Revitalization of Urban Education

This report discusses why, given the reality of our "new mainstream," schools can be improved significantly only if they are reformed under the principles of equity. It addresses the following critical issues from an equity perspective: The schools we want; Opportunities to Learn Standards; School Finance; Family Empowerment; Professional Development; and Student Assessment and Testing.

Download a free copy of this publication in HTML or format (739K)

Print Copy Price: $7.50

EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS FOR LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS (1991)

by Lorraine Valdez Pierce, Ph.D.

The publication addresses the issue of why effective schools research must be considered and reanalyzed in its application to national origin minority students. It also describes effective programs and effective schools serving language minority students.

Price: $5.00

EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY FOR LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS: CRITICAL ISSUES AND PROMISING PRACTICES (1998)

Edited by Maria del Rosario Basterra

A collection of articles from renowned researchers and educators on effective practices for language minority students in the areas of instruction, assessment and parental involvement. Introduction by Eugene Garcia. Includes articles by Else Hamayan, Alberto Ochoa, Diane August, Jodi Crandall, Les Greenblatt and Emma Violand-Sanchez.

Price: $10.00

IMPROVING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS - A READER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS (2002)

Edited by Sheryl Denbo and Lynson Beaulieu

This book examines the diversity of strengths that African American students bring with them to school and describes how to nurture these strengths to improve their achievement. Contributors to this volume include James Comer, A. Wade Boykin, Donna Y. Ford, Vinetta Jones, Gloria Ladson-Billings, William Tate, and other renowned experts in K-12 education. View the Table of Contents and Excerpts.

Hardcover: $63.95 (ISBN 0-398-07281-7)   
Softcover: $42.95 (ISBN 0-398-07282-5)

This publication is not available for purchase from the MAEC web site. It is available in stores (including Amazon.com) and can be ordered directly from the publisher, Charles C. Thomas, Ltd.

IMPROVING BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY ENHANCING STUDENTS' SELF-IMAGE (1989)

by Crystal Kuykendall, Ed.D., J.D.

This publication assists teachers in developing a better understanding of factors which enhance or decrease the self-image and academic achievement of Black students. It describes institutional, instructional, and attitudinal forces which impede Black students' performance and self-concept, and discusses strategies teachers can use to overcome these barriers.

This publication is out-of-print

Download a free copy of it in HTML or format (272k)

IT'S YOUR RIGHT! (1996)

by Joyce Kaser and Susan Shaffer

Alerts young women and men to their educational rights, especially those enrolled in courses nontraditional to their sex. Suggests what they should do if they think their rights have been violated.

Download a free copy of this publication in HTML or format (507K).

Print copy price: $2.75

LEARNING TO PERSIST/PERSISTING TO LEARN (1987)

by Bessie C. Howard, Ph.D.

Assists educators interested in improving the learning skills and academic self-concept of students by helping teachers to: (1) understand why some students fail to successfully complete a task; (2) identify the nonpersisting students; (3) pinpoint curriculum and instructional strategies that can help students to learn to persist.

Price: $5.00

LEARNING TO PERSIST/PERSISTING TO LEARN: A TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL WITH STUDENT ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE PERSISTENCE IN SCHOOL (1991)

by Bessie C. Howard, Ph.D., and Linda A. Shevitz, M.ED.

Develops a teacher's capacity to instill persistence in students. Contains two sections: (1) modules for training educators to develop academic persistence in their students, and (2) student activities and worksheets for direct classroom use.

Print copy price: $9.00

LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDUCATION AGENCIES SERVING LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS (1992) - FULL VERSION

by James J. Lyons

This publication examines the federal legislation and principal court rulings that define the responsibilities of local and state education agencies serving national origin, language minority students.

Available On-Line in HTML or format (164k).

Print copy price: $5.00

LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDUCATION AGENCIES SERVING LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS (1995) - SYNOPSIS

This pamphlet reviews federal legislation and principal court rulings that define the responsibilities of local and state education agencies serving national origin, language minority students.

Download a free copy of this publication in HTML or format (110K).

Print copy price: $1.25

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: CRITICAL FILTERS FOR THE FUTURE OF MINORITY STUDENTS (1985)

By Deanna Banks Beane

Outlines the importance of mathematics and science, explores the causes of student underachievement in these disciplines, and suggests strategies to increase the participation and achievement of minority students. Designed for elementary school teachers and administrators.

Print copy price: $7.25

OPENING UP THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FILTERS: OUR SCHOOLS DID IT, SO CAN YOURS! A NINE STEP GUIDE TO INCREASING MINORITY STUDENT PARTICIPATION (1992)

By Deanna Banks Beane

Outlines the importance of mathematics and science, explores the causes of student underachievement in these disciplines, and suggests strategies to increase the participation and achievement of minority students. Designed for elementary school teachers and administrators.

Print copy price: $5.00

WOMEN IN COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA (1989) - Teacher's Guide and Poster

by Bonnie Eisenberg

Presents a curriculum unit on the history of women during colonial and revolutionary times from the perspectives of White, Native American, and Black women. Discussions on women's daily lives and portraits of famous women are integrated into the larger context of political and societal trends of the time.

Includes a poster that depicts famous women from Colonial times.

Price: $10.00

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT POSTER

The quote, by Benjamin Elijah Mays, reads: "It is not your environment, it is you -- the quality of your mind, the integrity of your soul, and the determination of your will -- that will decide your future and shape your life."

Dimensions: 24" by 18"
Price: $8.50

"ARE YOUR A BUDDY OR A BULLY?"
ANTI-HARASSMENT POSTER

"BE SOMEBODY! STAY IN SCHOOL (SEA ALGUIEN! QUEDATE EN LA ESCUELA)" BILINGUAL POSTER

Dimensions: 22" x 36"
Price: $8.50

"CLIMB THE STAIRWAY OF YOUR IMAGINATION" BILINGUAL POSTER

Original artwork by Eloisa Tigre.

The accompanying text, from a poem by Sandra Maria Esteves, reads in Spanish and in English:

"Sé todo lo que puedes ser, pero cree en ti mismo/a, sube por la escalera de tu imaginación, paso por paso."

"Be all that you can, but believe in yourself. Climb the stairway of your imagination, one step after another."

Dimensions: 33" x 21"
Price: $10.00

"EDUCATION IS A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: WE ARE PART OF ALL THAT WE MEET" POSTER

Dimensions: 22" x 36"
Price: $8.50

"101 WAYS TO LINE UP OTHER THAN BY SEX" POSTER

Lists ways to line up students other than by gender.

Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Price: $7.25

"RAPUNZEL DID LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER . . . SHE BECAME A BARBER" POSTER

Encourages girls to explorer nontraditional career paths.

Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Price: $8.50

"STUDENTS BUILD OUR FUTURE" POSTER

Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Price: $6.50

"TODAY'S STUDENTS ARE TOMORROW'S RESOURCE" POSTER

Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Price: $6.50

"WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T?" POSTER

Encourages students to explore job opportunities which may not be traditional to their gender.

Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Price: $6.50

"YOUR ARE YOUR PRESENT, YOUR OWN APPLE" BILINGUAL POSTER

Artwork by Eloisa Tigre. The accompanying text, from a poem by Pablo Neruda, reads in Spanish and in English:

"Tú eres tu presente, tu manzana; tómala de tu árbol, levántala en tu mano, brilla como una estrella, tócala, híncale el diente y ándate silbando por el camino."

"You are your present, your own apple. Pick it from your tree. Raise it in your hand. It's gleaming, rich with stars. Claim it. Take a luxurious bite out of the present, and whistle along the road of your destiny."

Dimensions: 21" x 33"
Price: $10.00

"YOU, TOO, ARE A WEAVER . . . YOUR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ARE YOUR LOOM" BILINGUAL POSTER

Artwork by Jorge Luis Somarriba. The accompanying text, by C. Basterra and M. Sikes, reads in Spanish and in English:

"Y nunca dudes que tú también eres un/a artesano/a, que tu lengua y tu cultura son tu telar, y que con ellas estás creando el tapiz de este país."

"And never doubt that you, too, are a weaver, your language and culture are your loom, and you, too, are crafting the fabric of this country."

Dimensions: 21" x 33"
Price: $10.00

Using Standardized Tests to Make High-Stakes Decisions on English Language Learners
(Winter 1998/Spring 1999) by Maria del Rosario Basterra 

Available for free on-line in HTML or  format (18k).

Technology in K-12 Schools - What Are the Equity Issues?
(Fall/Winter 1999) by Ray Yau      

  Available for free on-line in HTML or  format (62k).