Hubbard, Philip G. (1999). My Iowa Journey: The Life Story of the University of Iowa's First African American Professor. Singular Lives: The Iowa Series in North American Autobiography. This autobiography recounts the life story of an African American educator at the University of Iowa from 1965 to 1991, as its first African American professor and then as its first African American administrator. The book recounts his childhood and family relations, his student years at the university and his graduation as an electrical engineer, his employment as a teacher, and his experiences of discrimination. The professor's major accomplishments during his tenure as an administrator as establishing policies that focused on human rights and which transformed the makeup of the student body are defined, as well as its faculty and staff, by seeking to eliminate discrimination based on race, religion, or other nonacademic factors and by substituting affirmative action for the traditional old-boy methods of selecting faculty and administrators. The book is organized into four sections which cover (1) the early years (his childhood and moving to Iowa); (2) the engineering years…

Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. (1974). Compulsory Education and the Constitution. IAR Research Bulletin, 14, 3, 1-3, Apr 74. Focuses on the extent of the power of the State to enforce a system of compulsory education contrary to the wishes of the parent. (Author)…

Bartnoff, Judith (1973). Title vii and Employment Discrimination in \Upper Level\ Jobs. Columbia Law Review, 73, 8, 1614-1640, Dec 73. Attempts to provide a framework to assess legal problems of discrimination in upper level employment, focusing primarily on discrimination in hiring and promotion. (Authors)…

Cooper, Charles R. (1971). An Educator Looks at Busing. National Elementary Principal, 50, 5, 26-31, Apr 71. The school bus plays a central role in helping this country achieve its social and educational goals. (Author)…

Bell, Cynthia J. (1983). Family Law: Notes from China. Social Work, v28 n3 p239-40 May-Jun. Describes the newly emerging legal system of the People's Republic of China, particularly the 1980 marriage law and its effects on marriage customs and divorce. In China, many roles perceived as social work roles are blended with the role of attorney. (JAC)…

Tashjian-Brown, Eva S. (1983). Title IX: Progress toward Program Specific Regulation of Private Academia. Journal of College and University Law, v10 n1 p1-33 1983-84. The question of whether Title IX is limited in scope to particular programs directly receiving federal financial aid or covers whole institutions or school systems that benefit from federal money provided to one of their programs is discussed. Recent University of Richmond litigation is analyzed. (MLW)…

Burris, Val (1983). Who Opposed the ERA? An Analysis of the Social Bases of Antifeminism. Social Science Quarterly, v64 n2 p305-17 Jun. Three factors were identified as most important in explaining the nonratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): (1) the low support for the amendment among politically influential groups; (2) the uneven geographic distribution of ERA support; and (3) the association between ERA opposition and a broader right-wing backlash. (Author/RM)…

Thomas, Stephen B.; Weisbaum, Renee E. (1983). The Value of a Woman: Comparable Worth or Equal Pay for Equal Work. Texas Tech Journal of Education, v10 n1 p49-54 Win. A recent United States Supreme Court Case, County of Washington v. Gunther, examined issues related to sex-based wage discrimination, as defined by federal statutes. The positions of the respondent and petitioner and majority and minority views of the court are presented. (PP)…

Borgers, Sherry B.; Woodmancy, Marynell (1983). Children and Their Rights. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, v17 n3 p170-76 Feb. Reviews literature examining adult responses to children which supports the hypothesis that children are responded to as a separate group, and that adult perceptions of children may be inaccurate. Discusses the relationship between mental health professionals and children. Urges counselors to become advocates for children's rights. (RC)…

Green, Ronald K.; Jankovic, Joanne (1981). Teaching Legal Principles to Social Workers. Journal of Education for Social Work, v17 n3 p28-35 Fall. There is a critical need for integrating basic legal concepts into social work curricula. Important content areas include: confidentiality, knowledge of when to seek court action, case recording, understanding legal rights of parents and children, giving substantial factual testimony, and use of one's authority for action. (MSE)…

Smith, Michael R. (1981). School Board Liability for Violations of Federal Rights. School Law Bulletin, v12 n1 p1-11,24 Jan. Establishes a four-step analysis to help determine whether a particular violation of federal rights is caused by official policy or custom, thus making the school board liable in suits filed under federal statute 42 U.S.C., Section 1983. Discusses three landmark Supreme Court cases. (Author/WD)…

Burns, Haywood (1981). From Brown to Bakke and Back: Race, Law, and Social Change in America. Daedalus, v110 n2 p219-31 Spr. Evaluates the impact of major court cases on racial justice and social change in the United States. Topics discussed include the legislative response to social problems, the Nixon Court, affirmative action, and the unredeemed promise. Journal available from Daedalus Subscription Department, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. (DB)…

(1975). Age Discrimination in Employment. New York University Law Review, 50, 4, 924-51, Oct 75. Economic, psychological, and social effects of age discrimination in employment are examined. This note analyzes constitutional challenges to hiring-age ceiling and mandatory retirement policies, as well as the constitutional criteria against which those ceilings and policies should be measured. Federal statutory prohibitions and their judicial interpretation are addressed. (LBH)…

Aron, Terry W. (1975). Proving Discrimination Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Arizona Law Review, 17, 2, 495-521, 75. This note reviews the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), emphasizing prohibited employment practices, litigation procedures, and remedial measures for violations of the act. Problems typically faced in ADEA litigation are also explored with focus on the employee's burden of proof. (LBH)…

Glusman, Stephen W. (1976). Corporal Punishment of Students–The State's Authority and Constitutional Considerations. Louisiana Law Review, 36, 4, 984-99, Sum 76. The existence and exercise of a teacher's authority to use corporal punishment in disciplining students has been challenged in both Louisiana and federal courts. Recent developments and posit solutions where the law is unsettled are reviewed. Available from: the Louisiana State University Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (LBH)…

Hodges, Marjorie W.; Petersen, Rodney J. (1997). Legal, Ethical, and Policy Issues. New Directions for Student Services, n78 p45-58 Sum. Summarizes legal issues that pertain to the uses of information technology on campuses. Highlights privacy, freedom of expression, and intellectual property rights. Argues that understanding these legal and ethical issues is necessary in developing an appropriate campus policy. Provides guidance for developing a campus technology policy. (RJM)…

Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin (1997). A Tattoo Is Expression, Too. American School Board Journal, v184 n12 p14-15 Dec. In "Stephenson v. Davenport Community School District," the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that schools cannot adopt unduly vague policies to regulate student expression, in this case, a cross-shaped tattoo. (LMI)…

Sendor, Benjamin (1996). Still No Clear Answer on Graduation Prayer. American School Board Journal, v183 n11 p20,22 Nov. Describes the Supreme Court graduation-prayer decision in "Lee v. Weisman" (1992) and implications of the "Jones v. Clear Creek Independent School District" case, which the Court decided not to review in 1993. Discusses the New Jersey graduation-prayer experiment and ruling of third District Circuit Court Judge Theodore A. McKee, whose rationale drew from "Lemon v. Kurtzman" (1971). (LMI)…

Kersten, Andrew E. (2002). African Americans and World War II. OAH Magazine of History, v16 n3 p13-17 Spr. Focuses on the experience of African Americans during World War II on the homefront and in the armed forces. States that African Americans not only fought fascism overseas but also apartheid in the United States, also known as the \Double V.\ (CMK)…

Marshall, Susan E. (1990). Equity Issues and Black-White Differences in Women's ERA Support. Social Science Quarterly, v71 n2 p299-314 Jun. Using data from 1982 National Opinion Research (NORC) General Social Survey, examines women's support for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by analyzing attitudes about gender and racial equality, and socioeconomic status. Explains Black women's higher ERA approval as deriving from gender-role attitudes, but more important, from experience with, and sensitivity to, racial and economic inequities. Results included in tables. (CH)…

Beckham, Joseph (1990). Harmonizing Alternative Theories of Employment Discrimination: Implications for School District Employers. West's Education Law Reporter, v58 n3 p883-93 Apr 12. Recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court appear to create similar standards in employment discrimination cases harmonizing the theories of disparate treatment and disparate impact. Implications of the emerging judicial unification between the two theories are addressed and its relevance to school districts summarized. (MLF)…

Jones, Leeann (1989). Christmas Creche Crisis. Update on Law-Related Education, v13 n3 p35-37 Fall. Offers a simulation in which middle school students examine the constitutionality of a creche being placed on town property. Develops an understanding of (1) the religion clauses of the First Amendment, (2) governmental limitations on religious practices, and (3) governmental regulations that may incidentally support religious beliefs. (LS)…

Frye, Mary Catherine (1989). Response to Professor Sacken. Journal of Law and Education, v18 n4 p529-35 Fall. Disagrees with Professor Donal M. Sacken's contention in Spring 1988 "Journal of Law and Education" that "Eckman" decision resulted in loss of school district autonomy. Agrees with jury that school board's dismissal of unmarried teacher, who became pregnant as a result of rape and chose to bear the child and raise him, was based on an unsubstantiated immorality charge. (MLF)…

Meyerson, Adam (1995). Nixon's Ghost: Racial Quotas–May They Rest in Peace. Policy Review, n73 p4-5 Sum. Discusses reasons for the repeal of government-mandated racial quotas and why this is gaining support from the American people. The author highlights the reason affirmative action is important and why it does not lend itself to bureaucratic oversight in the form of quotas, goals, or timetables. (GR)…

Gibbs, Annette (1995). Student Activity Fees and the Courts: Rights of Speech and Association. NASPA Journal, v32 n3 p232-38 Spr. Analyzes the results of recent court cases concerning the constitutionality of mandatory student fees and discusses their implications for student affairs practice. To date, courts have ruled mandatory student activity fees permissible when they do not unduly infringe on students' constitutional rights. Offers eight principles for designing student fee policies. (RJM)…

Hamilton, James L.; Thiele, Judith E. (1991). Implementing the Early Childhood Formula: Programs under PL 99-457. Journal of Early Intervention, v15 n1 p5-12 Win. This article describes progress made by states and U.S. territories in implementing the Part H program for handicapped infants and toddlers and the Section 619 preschool grants program, both authorized by the 1986 Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act. Challenges faced by states include financing, personnel supply and standards, and interagency cooperation. (Author/PB)…

Smith, Judith Osgood (1992). Falling through the Cracks: Rehabilitation Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Exceptional Children, v58 n5 p451-60 Mar-Apr. A survey of 353 adults with learning disabilities concerning their knowledge and perceptions of vocational rehabilitation found that there was a large group who were either ineligible for rehabilitation services or dissatisfied with services received. Generally, respondents' knowledge of vocational rehabilitation was limited. (Author/JDD)…

Cage, Mary Crystal (1994). Diversity or Quotas?. Chronicle of Higher Education, v40 n40 pA13-14 Jun 8. The policy of Northeastern University (Massachusetts) to actively recruit and promote openly gay and lesbian employees has provoked heated debate. Some criticize the policy as providing special privileges to homosexuals and violating the spirit of affirmative action; others see it as a logical step in ending discrimination. (MSE)…

Connerty, Paul L. (1990). Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity after Richmond and Wards Cove. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v17 n3 p30-41 Fall. Analyzes two personnel-related decisions–"City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co." and "Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio"–rendered during the 1988 term of the Supreme Court. Examines the impact they are expected to have on two key personnel-centered equity programs, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. (AF)…

Bain, Linda L.; And Others (1991). Feminist Teaching in University Physical Education Programs. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v62 n6 p56-71,75-77 Aug. Examines feminist teaching in university physical education. Three articles describe the personal experiences of physical educators who try to teach in ways that promote equality. The articles focus on social diversity and justice and feminist pedagogy in the sport sciences and physical education. (SM)…