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Effective Jan 1, 1993Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1277, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.
- (a) The purpose and mission of the center is to further the education of students and to develop pedagogical materials, procedures, and programs designed to increase the learning skills of African-Americans.
- (b) The center may engage in research, training, and development relative to the promotion of educational excellence among African-Americans. In addition, the center may serve as a national repository of information on effective African-American teaching methodology.
(c) If the center is established, its research shall be concentrated in the following areas relating to African-Americans:
- (1) Problems and issues which affect the failure or success of African-American students.
- (2) The elements of an effective educational program.
- (3) The impact of educational reform movements on African-American students and teachers.
- (4) Development of strategies which facilitate and promote African-American achievement.
- (5) Development of techniques that integrate culture into educational practice.
- (6) Continual curriculum development and effective instructional strategies.
- (7) The development and implementation of culturally sensitive teacher and staff training programs.
- (8) The creation and implementation of parent-community-school coalitions for the purpose of facilitating teaching and learning.
- (9) Intervention studies that address access and retention problems experienced by African-American students.