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[Rudy Rodriguez takes notes during a meeting]
Rudy Rodriguez, a professor in the College of Education at the University of North Texas, takes notes during a meeting.
[Student learns how to lay bricks]
A student learns how to lay bricks at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Student and instructor at work in a vocational class]
A student and an instructor at work in a vocational education class in Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Class scene at Crockett Elementary]
Nancy Jimenez directs the activities of her class at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas.
[Girl uses crayons to create a drawing]
A child works on a drawing while her parents meet with a group for the Early Education Program of Fort Worth. The program is designed to help parents provide skills and knowledge to their pre-school children to prepare the children for school.
[Parents participate in a first aid class]
A group of Hispanic mothers take part in first aid training as part of a pilot program directed by the city of Fort Worth and financed with federal funds. The goal of the program is to teach low income families necessary skills to handle emergencies.
[Students at work in Crockett Elementary]
Students work in groups in a third grade class at Crockett Elementary, in Grand Prairie, Texas.
[Parents and students listen to the debate on school uniforms]
Students and parents listen to the debate on wearing school uniforms in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
[Parent with students listens to presentation at school meeting]
Parent and children listen to a presentation during a school meeting to determine if school uniforms will be used in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Parents and students listen to presentation at school meeting]
Parents and children listen to a presentation during a school meeting to determine if school uniforms will be worn in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Kathleen Leos gives a speech on bilingual classes]
Kathleen Leos speaks about the benefits of bilingual education to educators gathered at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
[Carlos Linares and Ray Alake Smile During a Ceremony]
Carlos Linares and Ray Alake enjoy a ceremony for volunteers of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Mr. Linares was Mr. Alake's mentor for five years. The ceremony took place at a school in Mansfield, Texas.
[Carlos Linares and Ray Alake Smile During a Ceremony]
Carlos Linares shares a joke with Ray Alake at the ceremony to honor Mr. Linares for his work with Big Brothers, Big Sisters. The ceremony was held at a school in Mansfield, Texas.
[Students work on The Latino Reporter]
Students work on The Latino Reporter, an newspaper published at the Twenty-Third Annual Convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Female student participates in vocational class]
A female student and an instructor work on a project in a vocational class at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students learn brick laying skills]
Students learn to lay bricks in a vocational skills class at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Girl waits to perform a dance with her dance group]
A girl waits to perform a Mexican folk dance at Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Speaker at the podium during a program at the Cesar Chavez School]
A man address the audience during a program at the Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Girl looks at display of buttons honoring Cesar Chavez]
A girl views a display of buttons honoring Cesar Chavez at the Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Bumper stickers and posters displayed at Cesar Chavez School]
Posters of Cesar Chavez and bumper stickers with the motto of the United Farm Workers (Yes, it can be done) are on display at the Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Buttons promoting a national holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez]
Button promoting a national holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez are on display at the Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Lorena Vasquez Walks With Three Children]
Photo of Lorena Vasquez, a specialist for the Early Education Program of Fort Worth, during an educational session with several pre-school age children. The goal of this program is for parents to assist by using home based methods to prepare pre-school age children learn the knowledge and skills they need before starting school.
[Members of a folk dance group at Cesar Chavez School]
Members of a folk dance group wait to perform at Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Air Rifle Team line up for practice]
Photograph of members of the Paschal High School Air Rifle Team lined up for practice. Several boys are seen, though the photo is focused on the boy in the front, who has a buzzed haircut and wears safety glasses. They each point air rifles, red and blue and tan in color, to the right of the photograph. They are preparing for a national tournament in Georgia.
[Parents take part in a first aid class]
Parents participate in a first aid class that is part of the Early Education Program of Fort Worth, Texas. The program seeks to help parents help prepare their children for school.
[Mother practices her first aid skills]
A mother practices her first aid skills during a class for the Early Education Program of Fort Worth.
[Three students work on the roof of a structure they are building]
Three students participate in a vocational class at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School, Fort Worth, Texas. They are working on the roof of a structure their class is building. These students and their classmates will participate in a competition to take place in Waco, Texas that will measure their abilities against the best students in the United States.
[Instructor of a vocational class stands by some equipment]
A teacher of vocational classes stands next to some equipment at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students respond in class in Crockett Elementary]
Students respond to a question during a third grade class at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas. Crockett participates in a dual language program where by half of the instruction is in English and the other half in Spanish without separating the students according to language ability.
[Students listen to their instructor at Crockett Elementary]
A teacher instructs students standing on risers. Crockett Elementary students participate in a dual language program in which half of the instruction is in English and the other half in Spanish with out separating the students according to language ability.
[Students concentrate on their drawings at Crockett Elementary]
Three students work on their art projects at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas. Crockett students participate in a dual language program in which half of the instruction is in English and the other half in Spanish without separating the students according to language ability.
[Teacher leads a class at Crockett Elementary]
Nancy Jimenez, a Spanish instructor of a dual class instruction at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas, directs her attention to her third grade students. According to Jimenez this program has a high pedagogical value, but there is also the danger that the students will forget what they have learned after finishing elementary because there is no continuation of dual class instruction.
[Students listen to their teacher at Crockett Elementary]
Students pay attention to their teacher during a class at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas. The school has a dual language program in which half of the instruction is in English and the other half in Spanish without separating the students according to language ability.
[Teacher conducts class in Crockett Elementary]
Delisse Hardy, a teacher at Crockett Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas, conducts a third grade class. Hardy is the English instructor of a dual instruction class, whereby half of the instruction is in English and the other half in Spanish without separating the students according to language ability.
[Students read to one another at Seminary Hills Elementary]
Students read to each other at Seminary Hills Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students read to each other at Seminary Hills Elementary]
Students read to each other at Seminary Hills Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Woman writes down talking points during meeting]
Photograph of a woman writing down the points raised during a meeting to discuss whether students should wear uniforms in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
[Students read books together at Seminary Hills Elementary]
Children read books in a group at Seminary Hills Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students and their teacher pose with the books at Seminary Hills Elementary]
Children and their teacher pose with books at Seminary Hills Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students read books in a group at Seminary Hills Elementary]
Students sit on the floor and read books at Seminary Hills Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students gather to read books at Seminary Hills Elementery]
Students and teachers gather to read books in Seminary Hills Elementary.
[Student lets his views be known by filling out a questionnaire on school uniforms]
Student lets the Fort Worth Independent School District know his views on school uniforms by filling out a questionnaire.
[Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members participate in march]
Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps participate in a march to honor Cesar Chavez in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Marchers carry a banner for the League of United Latin American Citizens]
Marchers in Fort Worth, Texas carry a banner for the League of United Latin American Citizens Councils.
[Students pose in front of a banner promoting a Cesar Chavez Day]
Future activists and community leaders might be in this youth group of the League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC). They pose with a banner for the creation of a national holiday for Cesar Chavez.
[Students march carrying an American flag and a Cesar Chavez banner]
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[Young members of a folk dance group wear colorful costumes]
Young members of a folk dance group wear colorful costumes. They are waiting to perform at the Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Student member of a folk dance troupe at Cesar Chavez School]
Close up of a girl who dances with a folk dance group at Cesar Chavez School in Fort Worth, Texas.
[Students have their eyes checked]
Students have their eyes checked at a back to school fair in Dallas, Texas.
[Students visit the boardroom of the Dallas Independent School District]
Students visit the boardroom of the Dallas Independent School District.
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