IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN, PROCEEDINGS OF THE TEXAS CONFERENCE FOR THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN (1ST, SAN ANTONIO, APRIL 13-15, 1967)

PROCEEDINGS OF A 1967 TEXAS CONFERENCE ON IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEXICAN AMERICANS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. SPEECHES, COMMENTARIES, A PAPER, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RESOLUTIONS ILLUSTRATE THE STATED GOALS OF THE CONFERENCE--(1) TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE BARRIERS FACED BY MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS, (2) TO SHOW AND DISCUSS SOME OF THE PROGRAMS UNDERWAY AIMED AT ENHANCING BILINGUAL EDUCATION, (3) TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON PROBLEMS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE SOLUTION, AND (4) TO DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND STATISTICAL DATA TO REMOVE EXISTING BARRIERS AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS. NAMES OF THE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND SPEECH TITLES ARE LISTED IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS. SOME EXEMPLARY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS DEALING WITH BILINGUALISM CONCLUDE THE DOCUMENT. (SW)