For more information and links, click here. The Institute has been exploring the impacts advanced information and communication technologies are having on low-income and minority communities in the areas of education, home ownership and use, and workforce preparation. Current research focuses on, among other things, identifying and studying exemplary uses of technology in diverse learning environments, including K 12 schools, libraries and community centers. An examination of issues surrounding Latino participation in the development of the National Information Infrastructure, the so-called information highway. Three policy briefs have been distributed.
Current research involves site visits to schools, student and teacher surveys, analysis.
Future on the Line , due in spring 1996. Affirmative Action Sourcebooks Compilation of analyses of private sector industry data on employment and wage disparities in California and Texas. Data broken down by gender, race, ethnicity. California Affirmative Action Sourcebook , released in Spring 1995. Texas Sourcebook due in September.