Hart, Stuart N. (1982). The History of Children's Psychological Rights. Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, v58 n1 p1-15 Win. An historical perspective on the development of interest in children's psychological rights is presented. Changing concepts of childhood, children's rights movements, and declarations of children's rights, as proposed by the United Nations, the 1970 White House Conference on Children, and the International School Psychology Committee, are discussed. (Author/PP)…

Butler, Broadus N. (1981). Humanity, U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policy and the Select Commission. Crisis, v88 n10 p497-503 Dec. Examines United States policy and practices in regard to immigrants and refugees. Observes that recent changes in refugee and immigration legislation may have provided the catalyst for less racial and ethnic discrimination in American domestic and foreign policy. Suggests that current trends point to the possibility of unity in cultural pluralism. (Author/MJL)…

Saucedo, Tomas; And Others (1981). Historical and Legislative Perspectives on Bilingual Education and the Lau Regulations. AGENDA, v11 n2 p10-14 Mar-Apr. Highlights the more common objections raised to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (1980) regarding bilingual educational rights of national origin minority children and responds to those objections with factual information. (CM)…

Broder, Sherry; Wee, Beverly (1979). Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment: Its Impact on Athletic Opportunities and Competition for Women. University of Hawaii Law Review, v2 n1 p97-144 Win. Examines the "Holdman" case and discusses how the constitutional and legal requirements of Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment should serve to redress sex discrimination in athletics. Available from University of Hawaii Law Review, University of Hawaii School of Law, 1400 Lower Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. (Author/IRT)…

(1979). Issues and Answers about Section 504: Part 2. American School and University, v52 n3 p20,22 Nov. The second of several installments that address the complex issues and questions related to the implementation of the requirement that persons should have equal educational opportunity despite handicaps. (Author/MLF)…

Young, Andrew (1979). The Challenge of Leadership. Black Scholar, v10 n5 p2-8 Jan-Feb. The challenge is still before Black people to give the kind of moral leadership that would help this nation to see what it is that the poor are struggling with. Black people who become successful must not forget the sufferings of those who made it possible for them to get where they are today. (Author/WI)…

Martin, Lois A. (1979). Nonsexist Schools: How Media Specialists Can Help to Make Them. School Media Quarterly, v7 n2 p128-37 Win. Describes the problem of sexism in education, and presents ten steps which school media specialists can take to increase educational equality for male and female students. (CMV)…

Garcia, Robert (1979). The Political Importance of the 1980 Census. AGENDA, v9 n5 p4-5 Sep-Oct. United States Congressman Robert Garcia explains why Hispanics should be counted in the 1980 census, notes changes in census procedures which will help ensure an accurate count of Hispanics, and lists ways to obtain a more accurate count, thus providing minorities with adequate state and federal representation. (SB)…

Fager, Christopher (1978). The Emerging Student Press. Update on Law-Related Education, v2 n1 p23-26 Win. Discusses the relationship of the student press to First Amendment/free press problems. Suggests that a study of this relationship can help students understand constitutional rights. Journal availability see: SO 507 247. (Author/DB)…

Rotstein, Robert H. (1975). Federal Employment Discrimination: Scope of Inquiry and the Class Action Under Title VII. UCLA Law Review, 22, 6, 1288-312, Aug 75. Current public sector anti-discrimination remedies are outlined, followed by discussion of the importance of the class action in Title VII cases and three judicial approaches used: the substantial evidence test; independent review; and the trial de novo. It is concluded that courts should adopt a standard that permits a trial de novo. (LBH)…

Johnston, John D., Jr. (1975). Sex Discrimination and the Supreme Court–1975. UCLA Law Review, 23, 2, 235-65, Dec 75. During the first four months of 1975, the Supreme Court decided four new sex discrimination cases. Each decision is considered in light of six earlier rulings in order to identify and perhaps clarify some unsettled areas and to evaluate the progress made by the justices in resolving the constitutional issues of gender discrimination. (LBH)…

Zimmer, Michael J. (1976). Beyond DeFunis: Disproportionate Impact Analysis and Mandated "Preferences" in Law School Admissions. North Carolina Law Review, 42, 3, 317-88, Feb 76. DeFunis v. Odegaard involved an unsuccessful challenge by a white law school applicant to a program for the "preferential" admission of members of certain minority groups. This article suggests that such programs are not only constitutionally permissible but mandated when there has been a failure to promote racial integration. (LBH)…

(1975). Federal Genesis of Comprehensive Protection of Student Educational Record Rights: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Iowa Law Review, 61, 1, 74-133, Oct 75. The rights and prohibitions embodied in FERPA are examined, including the scope of the act's coverage in conjunction with a discussion of relevant state law and the proposed rules promulgated by HEW. The four rights granted by the act are considered in detail along with the enforcement procedures. (LBH)…

Kirp, David L. (1976). Proceduralism and Bureaucracy: Due Process in the School Setting. Stanford Law Review, 28, 5, 841-76, May 76. The likely consequences of applying traditional due process standards, expecially formal adversary hearings, to the public school are examined. The ruling in Goss v. Lopez suggests that fair treatment can still be expected if the hearings are treated as opportunities for candid and informal exchange rather than prepunishment ceremonies. (LBH)…

Suflas, Steven William (1976). Labor Law–The Relationship of Title VII to the National Labor Relations Act. North Carolina Law Review, 54, 4, 721-31, Apr 76. In Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization, the Supreme Court held that concerted activities by a group of minority employees attempting to bargain collectively with their employer over allegedly racially discriminatory employment practices would not be protected by the NLRA. Implications are discussed. For journal availability see HE 508 808. (LBH)…

Essner, John R. (1976). The Individual Plaintiff's Right to Interim Relief Under Title VII: No Rhyme Nor Reason, But No Relief?. Saint Louis University Law Journal, 20, 2, 346-65, 76. The enactment of Title VII erected a massive administrative system designed to investigate, prevent, and eliminate employment discrimination. However, the EEOC, even with increased enforcement powers, has been unable to handle its overwhelming caseload. A private right of action for interim relief is discussed. For journal availability see HE 508 844. (LBH)…

Krill, Andrea (1976). Seniority Layoffs: The Bitter Fruits of Victory. Akron Law Review, 10, 2, 283-326, F 76. Seniority layoff cases before the courts have results from the court's attempts to harmonize two equally important national policies: seniority protection and equal opportunity. Types of seniority are discussed in relation to Title VII and layoff problems. Available from: University of Akron, School of Law, Akron, Ohio 44325. (LBH)…

Sweeney, Thomas W.; Toledo, Alejandro (2003). Peru's Gentle Revolutionary. National Museum of the American Indian, v4 n2 p21-25 Sum. Alejandro Toledo, the first Native person to be elected president of Peru, talks about his Quechua roots; his proposed constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for indigenous peoples; financial support for Native cultural preservation efforts; and his number one priority–to fight poverty through education, focusing on basic education, women's education, rural education, and bilingual education at all levels. (SV)…

Kayaian, Mary (2001). Media Specialist's Corner. Insights on Law & Society, v1 n3 p30-31 Spr. Presents a list of resources to assist school librarians, such as primary documents for students, an annotated bibliography of books, other Web sites, and lessons and online activities, that focus on the topics offered in this issue of \Insights on Law and Society.\ (CMK)…

Hollander, Patricia A. (1992). Student Records. New Directions for Student Services, n59 p49-59 Fall. Students clearly have a legal right to access to and privacy of their education records; but not so clear is public access to campus crime reports and AIDS-related records. Computerized records and the use of Social Security numbers as identifiers create other legal concerns. (Author)…

Faggen, Jane (1990). The Profession's Evolving Standards. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v9 n4 p3-4 Win. The gap between professionally and legally acceptable practice in professional licensure tests is addressed. Pertinent activities of the American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, and the National Council for Measurement in Education are discussed. (TJH)…

Vandergrift, Kay E. (1991). Privacy, Schooling, and Minors. School Library Journal, v37 n1 p26-30 Jan. Arguing that public education is not structured to encourage or respect students' privacy, this article questions several pedagogical approaches; types of assignments (e.g., autobiographical writing); types of computer-assisted instruction and other applications of technology; reference interviewing techniques; and other practices of librarians (e.g., auditing use of online card catalogs). (SD)…

Lawton, Stephen B. (1990). Canadian Education: A National Agenda. Journal of Education Finance, v15 n4 p517-33 Spr. The struggle to hold together a nation founded by both the French and the English continues, although international competition demands of Canada a more productive economy and workforce. The result may be a more coherent educational system. This article focuses on two trends influencing education policy: minority language rights and student evaluation. Includes 23 references. (MLH)…

Kohl, Herbert (1994). On Forcing the Integration of Black Colleges. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n5 p92-93 Fall. Presents a dissenting view on the question of racial separation in higher education. It argues that the decision in Brown v. Board of Education was racist and that integration does not guarantee equality. The author states that all-black colleges are not inherently unequal and that separatism is a free and conscious choice in the context of equality. (GLR)…

Katyal, Neal Kumar (1995). Why Affirmative Action in Higher Education Is Safe in the Courts. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n9 p83-89 Aut. Discusses recent Supreme Court decisions that suggest policies of preferential admissions in higher education are safe, at least in the moderate form established in the Bakke case. The article examines the meaning of the Bakke case, reviews the benefits of diversity to higher education, and speculates about the survivability of the Bakke decision with today's Supreme Court. (GR)…

Madden, Phil (1993). The 1986 Act: Opportunities Missed. British Journal of Special Education, v20 n1 p13-15 Mar. This paper outlines the arrangements for assessing school leavers under Sections 5 and 6 of Great Britain's Disabled Persons Act, summarizes the results of research in Avon (England) following the lives of 50 people with severe learning difficulties just before and after they left school. Presents a model for individual and strategic planning to provide services for these individuals. (JDD)…

Neuborne, Burt (1995). Brown at Forty: Six Visions. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p799-805 Sum. "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas" called the United States to a new level of moral consciousness. Current efforts to denigrate "Brown" as a failure overlook its effect as a social catalyst for movement toward equality. Six visions of "Brown" examine its contemporary meaning (triumph, aspiration, catalyst, failure, challenge, and promise). (SM)…

Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor (1994). The Functional Implications of Afrocentrism. Western Journal of Black Studies, v18 n4 p185-94 Win. Examines the present state of the African American community in the United States. Discusses both the symbolic and literal concept of "Back to Africa," arguing that the cultural vitality of Afrocentricity and the African diaspora will profit from symbolic Pan-African linkages, linkages that can rejuvenate the cultural life of the African diaspora. (GR)…

Barta, Thomas A.; Kuo, Ren-jieh (1991). A Three-Dimensional Hypertext Structure for Referencing a Housing Discrimination Library. Online Review, v15 n5 p315-22 Oct. Describes a method of organizing the hypertext software files in a database containing legal information on housing discrimination to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system. The expert system of which the database is a part is explained, and the disorientation problem is discussed. (six references) (LRW)…

Carter, Diana (1992). Former "Adams" States Take Cautious Attitude toward "Fordice" Decision. Black Issues in Higher Education, v9 n17 p16-19 Oct 22. The history of a federal court case in which 18 southern states were required to develop public college desegregation plans is chronicled. The status of those states is charted. Representatives of the states comment on the anticipated impact of the more recent United States v. Fordice decision on higher education initiatives. (MSE)…