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Eugene Eubanks
Eugene Emerson Eubanks (June 6, 1938 – November 20, 2011) was an American professor and school administrator focused on school desegregation. He was a longtime professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City's School of Education, eventually becoming the school's first African American dean. Following a U.S. Federal Courts case, Eubanks was appointed to oversee the Kansas City Public Schools desegregation efforts in 1984. He went on to serve as a consultant in numerous school desegregation cases, and as president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Early life and education Eugene Eubanks was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1938 to Nelson and Emily Jackson Eubanks. He attended Meadville High School, where he played basketball. After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a math teacher and Russian voice analyst. Upon leaving the Air Force, Eubanks returned to formal education, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1963 from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Desegregation
In the United States, school integration (also known as desegregation) is the process of ending race-based segregation within American public, and private schools. Racial segregation in schools existed throughout most of American history and remains an issue in contemporary education. During the Civil Rights Movement school integration became a priority, but since then '' de facto'' segregation has again become prevalent. School segregation declined rapidly during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Segregation appears to have increased since 1990. The disparity in the average poverty rate in the schools whites attend and blacks attend is the single most important factor in the educational achievement gap between white and black students. Background Early history of integrated schools Some schools in the United States were integrated before the mid-20th century, the first ever being Lowell High School in Massachusetts, which has accepted students of all races since its foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
