(1998). Education Is a Human Right 1998: El Barometer on Human and Trade Union Rights in the Education Sector. In many countries, often at great personal cost, teachers and education support staff are at the forefront of the struggle for basic trade union and human rights. This book acknowledges their contributions. It also draws inspiration and hope from their efforts to show that a commitment to the interests of every child, to quality education, and to effective trade union organization can make a difference. The report focuses on the extent to which the right to education is available to children and adults, and the extent educators enjoy fundamental human and trade union rights set out in the major international declarations and conventions. Child labor in every country where Education International has members (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Caribbean) is highlighted. The report contends that the juxtapositioning of access to education, child labor, and trade union rights for teachers and other education staff reflects their… [PDF]

(2004). Exceptional Children. Handbook on Parents' Rights. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction North Carolina has educated children with disabilities in its public schools since 1949-50, but it was not until 1977 that the General Assembly passed a law which required the state's public schools to provide special education for all children with disabilities. This law is Article 9, Special Education, of the North Carolina General Statutes, Section 115C-106 to 115C-150. It models the federal law, which is entitled \Individuals with Disabilities Education Act\ (IDEA). In 1997, Congress reauthorized IDEA and regulations for implementing it were released to states in June 1999. These laws define special education as \specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of the exceptional child and may include instruction provided in the classroom, in the home, in the hospital, and in residential facilities and other settings.\ Children with disabilities include those with autism, deafness, blindness, behavior emotional disabilities, hearing impairment,… [PDF]

Gerry, Martin H. (1973). Cultural Myopia: The Need for a Corrective Lens. Journal of School Psychology, 11, 4, 307-315, 73. To recognize the differing linguistic characteristics and cultural identity of minority children in the planning and operation of education programs, this task group recommended the development of additional policies to notify school districts of the types of discriminatory practices that might be occurring and to set forth model procedures which school districts could follow in an effort to eliminate discriminatory practices which might currently exist. (Author/LA)…

Blue, Reginald (1973). Pupils' Rights and the Paper Invasion. Elementary School Journal, 74, 1, 2-8, Oct 73. Cites several court decisions regarding rights of students concerning their school records. Emphasizes that the problem is becoming more pressing with the advent of computer retrieval systems for student records. (ST)…

Jennings, John F. (1973). Federal General Aid — Likely or Illusory?. Journal of Law and Education, 2, 1, 89-126, Jan 73. Explores several of the principal factors that will be involved in the Congressional consideration of the issue of Federal general aid during the 93rd Congress. (Author)…

Loewen, James W. (1972). Is Segregation OK if Social Scientists Approve?. Integrated Education, 10, 5, 65-68, Sep-Oct 72. A rejoinder by the Chairman of the Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Tougaloo College, to an article by Nancy St. John in the January-February issue of Integrated Education.\ (JM)…

Dumas, Wayne; Lucas, Christopher (1970). Teaching About the Negro's Struggle for Social Equality in Integrated Classrooms. Soc Stud, 61, 1, 29-34, Jan '70. Authors list commonly held beliefs influencing the current crisis in race relations and offer suggestions on teaching about them. 32-item bibliography of resource materials. (DB)…

Arons, Stephen (1972). Compulsory Education: The Plain People Resist. Saturday Review (New York 1952), 55, 3, 52-7, Jan 15 72. Discusses the case of Wisconsin vs. Yoder, now before the courts, in which the Amish defendents refuse to comply with the state of Wisconsin's compulsory school attendence laws. (RB)…

Weinberg, Meyer (1971). Schooling and the New Parenthood. Journal of Negro Education, 40, 3, 207-215, Sum 71. Since pre-Civil War years, black parents have had to make great effort to overcome extraordinary barriers to educate their children, although it is the state which is responsible for education. (JM)…

Real, Manuel L. (1970). Pilgrims to a New Experience. Integrated Education, 8, 6, 55-9, Nov-Dec '70. Excerpts from an address by the U.S. District Judge who presided in the Pasadena, Calif., School case, to the Association of California Integroup Relations Educators on May 20, 1970. (JM)…

Roth, Theodore C. (1970). The Origins of Judicial Control of Public Education. National Elementary Principal, 50, 1, 20-24, Sep '70. …

Chaneles, Sol, Ed. (1981). Strategies of Intervention with Public Offenders. Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v6 n1-2 p1-137 Fall-Win. Reviews intervention strategies with public offenders, including learning therapy, education, group assertive training, and the use of volunteers. The l0 articles deal with inmates' rights in terms of health care and psychotherapy, and evaluation of social programs, and a psychodrama program description/model. (JAC)…

Grey, Richard; Marshall, Catherine (1982). Legal Rights of Women Seeking Administrative Positions in Local School Districts. Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, v2 n4 p253-59 Sum. Outlines legal provisions relating to sex discrimination in employment generally and in education in particular, and examines limitations of these laws for changing school systems. Evaluates the impact of antidiscrimination legislation on the organizational systems of incentives, supports, recruitment, sponsorship, and exclusion. (Author/GC)…

Walters, Ronald W. (1982). Race, Resources, Conflict. Urban League Review, v7 n1 p53-64 Win 1982-83. Examines racial conflict concerning the allocation of public resources and services. Explores White attitudes as a source of the conflict, shows how the conflict is reflected in government policy, analyzes how resource reduction affects minority populations, and discusses political and policy implications of the competition for resources. (Author/MJL)…

Foster, Richard W. (1983). Desegregation in Denver: Down for the Count?. Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n5 p331-33 Jan. Considers the role of the federal government and the courts in school desegregation. Notes the resegregative effects of White flight to the suburbs resulting from desegregation efforts, and discusses the Reagan administration's apparent retreat from enforcement of desegregation orders, using Denver as an example. (PGD)…

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)…