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Blac , poor and other minority udents
cce to th appropriate use of com
puter- . ted instructio
The ational Urban League will
dvocate for and support activities hich
provide Blac ,poor and minority parent
cce to the u of computers through
community .. b d programs.
The ational Urban League ] com
mitted to marshalling the nece
resource to prevent Black, poor and
minority student from becoming an
underc of technological illiterates.
EARLY CHILDHOOD/KINDERGAR-
TE
The ational Urban League I com
mitted to advocating for univer , free
early childhood and kindergarten edu
cation for all udent in general, and
for Blac , poor and minority students
in particular. ,.
CO ETENCY TESTING/SfANDARDS
The ation Urban League unequi
ocally supports high-performance stan
dard for teachers and students. e
recognize that Black, poor and minority
dent groups are more adversely
ffected by 10 andards and expecta-
tions than any other group.
The League . a are that te score
do not reflect the person's potential
for chievement much they reflect
the educational experiences to which
the student ha been exposed.' e note,
ho ever, that there i a veritable testing
craze abroad in the land.
It is therefore imperative that Black,
poor and minority students become
dvantaged with respect to test-taking
skills.
The Le gue . therefore committed
to providing opportunitie for Black,
poor and minority tudents to acquire
te . n ,te t-taking skills and to
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ensure that these student are exposed
to educational experiences hich provide
them with the academic co_�tent upon
which they are to be tested..
The ationa! Urban League remain
unalterably opposed to the' inappro
priate use of test results to limit cf
to educational programs and/or careen
and occupations and/or to establish
elitist educational programs. Te
should be u d diagnostic instrument
to strengthen curriculum and improve
instruction, and a means to me ring
progre toward educational goals.
VOCATIO ALEDUCATIO
Currently, vocationaljtechmcal schools
are preparing workers to enter the techni
cal and information processing careers
and occupations.
Black, poor and minority students
must have acce to the programs, ,
especiaDy since the increase in job oppor
tunities will occur in the information
proce . g and technical are . Demo
graphic figures indicate that minority
populations will become an increasingly
large percentage of the orkforce during
the late 1980's and 1990's. The League
. mu t therefore support the development
and implementation of programs to
cquaint Blac udent and parent
with opportunitie to participate in qua
lity vocational education.
LEADERSHIP
The ational Urban League pledge
to support Blac educators in providing
pplemental support programs to ensure
the transmissio of Black history and
culture to Blac student.
ACCOUNTABILITY
The ational Urban League holds
that we, the Black community, mu t hold
ourselve accountable for eing to it
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that the hool ystems educate Black,
poor and minority udents.
GHER EDUCATIO
The ational Urban League is com
mitted to supporting the development
and implementation of programs de-
igned to incre the pool of Black,
poor and minority students who are
prepared to enter and complete four
year institutions of higher education.
THE TEACIUNG PROFESSIO
The ational Urban League will use
the re urce of it educational network
to join with Blac educator and th ir
organizations to develop and impl ment
su pport programs to incre the pool
of ell-prep red Blae teachers.
e statement also said:
"The ational Urban League reject
this country's periodic, "Pee -a-Boo,
ow you it, no you don't"
approach to educational reform. e will
provide continuou advocacy for edu
cation reform until we judge the euca
tion sy em to be functioning effectively
for all tudents."
Thanks 4-H contributors
. .
To the Editor:
I am Lue Buchanan, upervisor of
the Bard 4-H Club, and would like to
think these people for their donations.
With their help Bard 4-H arching Unit
on first place in the Blossom Parade. A
big big thank you goes to Rev. elvin
Williams; Rev. Carlos Page, Peace Temple;
Rev. William oore, First Congregation;
ark at Fred' Foodtown· Betty's Clean
ers for keeping our uniforms pretty and
white; Bill a Pick Way Shoe ; Mar at
ward- Lettering; last to you s.
William for aying late to let u practice;
the onderful p ents ho drove my
girls to the parade - Bard 4-H has a
marvelous taff: e bitt,
Buelau, Mrs. Vaughn, B. Clar ,
Mr. R. Tripplett, r. arlow Ill,
and r. E.D. Buchanan.
To all of you all, I love you so much.
"Bard is to make the Best Better."
Lue Buchanan
Bard 4-H Supervisor
Says manager is dictato r
Benton Harbor administration dictate
to the tax payer of the city of Benton
Harbor. The tax payer have spent
thousands of dollars to use alleys to
dispo of our garbage. City anager
removes garbage from alleys to tree
lawn. The City Manager, Mitchell, is
dictating to the tax 'p ayers , one more
time, telling us where to buy our trash
bags.
I wonder why? Is· to replace the
tax revenue of 60 to 70 thousands
dollars a year that we have lost because
the last busine in the city has moved
to the township'?
So far ayor ilee Cooke hasn't
made a stand to try to correct the d
dictatorship by the City anager. Ho
much more of this dictatorship can thi
city of Benton Harbor withstand from
this drninistration.
The Federal Government has pumped
in millions of dollars in the city of
Benton Harbor and the Recre tion Cen
ter. What improvement do you e
tax p Y r'? Where are our dollar
going'? It· certainly not going bac
into the city.
t's the ay it is.
George ysinger