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Tomorrow's Schools Will Be Far Different Racially, Ethnically Educational planners don't need a crystal ball to predict what issues and challenges lie ahead for the public schools. Current demogra phical data on the growth of minor ity populations, the flow of immi grants to the II.S .. and changes in family structure make it clear that tomorrow's schools will be serving a much more racially and ethnically diverse population That's the theme of a new report, "A Look at the Present,'' released by the National Education Associa tion. In the report, author Harold L. Hodgkinson, a scholar-in residence at the American Council on Educa tion, highlights the demographic and social trends that he believes will significantly affect America’s educational system. For example: • Birth rates for minority groups are significantly higher than for whites. For Mexican Americans, the birth rate is 2.9, for Blacks 2.4, while the rate for whites is 1.7 —and declining for middle-class whites As a result of this disparity in birth rates, schools in many parts of the country will be dealing with larger percentages of minority students Already in Texas. Hodgkinson points out, more than 46 percent of all public school students are non white. In California, the majority of elementary school students are non white. • The number of teenagers giv ing birth is on the rise In 1984, 200,000 infants were born to teen agers, 10,000 of them born to mothers under age 15. Every day in this country 40 teenagers give birth to their third child. In addition, those teen mothers — many of them dropouts themselves — produce a very high rate of pre mature babies with low birth weights, a factor that research has linked to learning difficulties later in life. • There are 14 million immigrants in the United States today, repre senting more linguistic and cultural diversity than this country has ever experienced. __ B July 30, 1986, Portland Observer, Page 3 Reception Held For StuHontg by Jerry Garner A reception was held last Friday at Portland Community College Cascade Campus, in honor of seven African American students from the Portland Public Schools for their participation in Project Home coming 86 They were Kim Williams, Cleve land; Chris Robertson, Benson; Rochelle Scruggs. Jefferson; Mar shewn Boyd. Benson. Billy White. Grant; Lanell Romier. Roosevelt; and Francine Romier, Roosevelt Project Homecoming is a pro gram that introduces high school students from Alaska. California, Oregon and Washington State to historically Black colleges and uni versities Project Homecoming focuses on the Atlanta University complex Atlanta University, Clark College. ITC, Morehouse College. Morris Brown and Spelman College The students and their chaperons will depart for Atlanta on October 11 and return to Portland October 19 This program is a unique educa tion opportunity for the students to meet college students and admint strators. They will visit academic departments, sit in on classes, dis cuss academic and career opportu nities with knowledgabie profes sionals and tour the city of Atlanta Gina Woods, program coordina tor for the Oregon area of Project Homecoming said the students will tour the Martin Luther King Center for Social Changes and attend a Summer Get Acquainted Set'' during the trip "This will be an opportunity for Project Home coming students to get acquainted with students and develop a net work," said Wood. Those who apply for Project Homecoming must meet the follow ing qualifications: 1. Must be a 9th, 10th, ,1th or 12th grade student during the ,906 87 school year Students must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point aver age 2 Must be a resident of Alas ka. California. Oregon or Washington State 3 Must have an interest in attending a historically Black college or university 4 Must be willing to partici pate in an approved com munity service program 5. Must be willing to pay a reasonable portion of the trip cost This amount will be determined by the Pro ject Committee. Tax deductible contributions can be sent to Project H o m e c o m in g 86 P O Box 12440. Portland. Oregon 97212. At least 40.(Mk, people .ire bitten each year by poisonous snakes throughout die world, reports National Hi/JZi/e magazine SAFEWAY Lean G round B e e f Great for your summer cookouts and barbecues makes delicious hamburgers! Recognizing S a v e Up To 5 9 ( L b ., N o L im it! Danger Signs Can Help Prevent Extramarital Juicy Ripe Cantaloupe Affairs Recent research reveals that more than 50 percent o í married »omen will he unfaithful at least once, and more than 70 percent of married men Bui affairs can he avoided by paying atten tion to three early warning signs, re ports the June Reader's Digest • Ixineliness. If, »hen at home, you routinely spend more time working than with your spouse, you're hcg ging for trouble People feel alone when they have no one with whom to share their daily experience • Monotony. Remember the stages of romance — the tease, the chase, the thrill o f discovery, the unrelenting passion ’ Affairs recapture that ad venture for people caught up in such maniai ruts as making love in the same place at the same time • Failure to communicate. Lack of communication breeds frustration, and frustration begets anger When the anger filters into all parts of couples' lives, especially sex — the most intimate form o f communica tion — the end of the marriage is near I hc greater the pain, the more a person feels rejected, and the more he or she will l«x>k elsewhere for a f fection Whether an affair has occurred or not. there are ways to rebuild a shaky marriage Here are a few suggestions from the June Reader's Digest: • Establish priorities. Your spouse comes before your job and family • Set realistic goals. Never use the past as a standard for measuring your current relationship People change, and so do relationships. • Hr willing to change. Express affec tion, starting out with little caring acts And never take your partner for granted. • Avoid trigger points. 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