[Imc-newsroom] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TODAY 5:00 p.m.

[Sascha Meinrath]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

School Climate Survey to be discussed by Champaign Human Relations Board
Monday, March 19, 2001 at 5:00 P.M.
at the Champaign City Building (102 North Neil)

The University of Illinois School Climate Research Team (SCRT) will present
results from the School Climate Survey to the Champaign Human Relations
Board and answer questions concerning the project's findings.

Dr. Mark Aber will present key results concerning the Racial Climate of
Champaign Schools and will answer questions from the Human Relations Board
and audience members.  Particular attention will be paid to issues of
race-based discrepancies in school climate perceptions within the local
community.