(1985). Religion and Government in Other Countries. Church, State and the First Amendment: A North Carolina Dialogue. This anthology provides an introduction to a variety of theories about and historical types of church-state relations, past and present. It provides foreign models against which citizens can judge the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. constitutional arrangements. The analysis looks at Catholicism, Islam, Lutheranism, Calvinism, Judaism, and the Protestant "Free Church" tradition within the nine chapters: (1) "A Comparative Look at Church-State Relations"; (2) "The Theocratic Ideal"; (3) "The State Church"; (4) "The Roman Catholic Position and Its Development"; (5) "A Distinction between the 'Two Kingdoms'"; (6) "The Case of Israel: A State Poised between Secular Democracy and Theocratic Law"; (7) "Separationism: The Witness of the Free or Believers' Church"; (8) "Separationism: Examples from Some Modern Secular States"; and (9) "Cooperation of Church and State: The Example of Education in… [PDF]
(1964). CHICAGO'S SCHOOL CRISIS. THE WRITER, A MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, ACCUSES THE BOARD OF DELIBERATELY IMPOSING CONDITIONS AND POLICIES WHICH HAVE SERVED TO KEEP THE TWO RACES IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM APART AND TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE RACIAL MINORITY. HE HOLDS THAT THERE IS A CLEAR NECESSITY TO DEMONSTRATE THIS BOARD'S SINCERITY BY IMMEDIATE, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. TIME AND ENERGIES NEED TO BE USED IN THIS PUBLIC SERVICE BEFORE CONDITIONS GET WORSE AND THE PATIENCE OF THE VICTIMS RUNS OUT. UNDER THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC BOARD RESPONSIBLIILITY IN RUNNING THE SCHOOLS, MOST OF THE RACE RELATIONS ISSUES IN CHICAGO'S EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX COULD BE SETTLED BY ACTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD SHOULD MAKE A NEW START BY ARRANGING A CONFERENCE WITH ALL CONCERNED TO RESOLVE THE CRISIS WITH COOPERATION AND GOOD WILL. WRITTEN DURING THE TIME OF A SCHOOL BOYCOTT (FEBRUARY 1964), THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT DEMONSTRATIONS AND SCHOOL BOYCOTTS ARE A DIRECT REACTION TO OUR FAILURE AND LAGGARDNESS…
(1978). State Law on Mandatory Retirement of Tenured Faculty after the 1978 Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments. Journal of College and University Law, v5 n3 p211-16 1978-79. In enacting federal age discrimination legislation, Congress has not preempted the ability of the states to afford more protection to employees from forced retirement than the federal act provides. States with and without age discrimination laws and other sources of law are briefly discussed. (MLW)…
(1994). Human Rights Education through the "Facing History and Ourselves" Program. Journal of Moral Education, v23 n3 p333-47. Reports on a study that examined the effects of the "Facing History and Ourselves" program on moral development and psychological functioning. Asserts that this study adds to the literature suggesting that human rights education positively affects students' moral development. (CFR)…
(1994). Human Rights and Values Education: Using the International Standards. Social Education, v58 n7 p427-29 Nov-Dec. Asserts that, in teaching about human rights, the international standards should be the fundamental core of the content and values to be communicated. Recommends that teachers should use the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the standard by which the actions of individuals and governments should be compared. (CFR)…
(1990). National History Day 1991: Rights in History. OAH Magazine of History, v5 n1 p49-51 Sum. The 1991 National History Day theme observes the Bill of Rights bicentennial, culminating in performing and essay writing contests, designed to demonstrate the importance of the Bill of Rights. Considers various subjects and methodologies available for student contestants, encouraging them to explore global topics as well as U. S. history. (NL)…
(1996). Teaching about Human Rights and American Indians. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n4 p6-10 Mar-Apr. Presents a flexible lesson plan integrating teaching about human rights into the existing curriculum about American Indians. Asserts that American Indians have the right to maintain their cultural ways and connects that subject to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Includes three lists of resources and references. (MJP)…
(2009). Instructional Partnerships to Extend Learning in Urban High Schools: Lessons from New York City and Boston. Policy Studies Associates, Inc. Late in 2007 New Visions for Public Schools, a New York City reform organization, received a grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation to organize select high schools and community partners into delivery systems that could improve student achievement. New Visions asked Policy Studies Associates, Inc. to provide research support for this effort in the form of a concise, field-tested conceptual framework for inter-organizational instructional collaboration. The resulting model is presented in Chapter 3 of this report. In developing the model, PSA researchers reviewed pertinent literature and conducted field work in four New York City high schools and in two Boston high schools. This report presents research results in three chapters. Chapter 1 introduces concepts and methods. Chapter 2 presents case studies of successful partnerships and summarizes practitioners' views about what does and does not work. Chapter 3 discusses study conclusions and implications. There are two appendixes; the… [PDF]
(2009). Howard Zinn and the Struggle for the Microphone: History, Objectivity, and Citizenship. International Journal of Social Education, v24 n1 p19-25 Spr-Sum. Every year, historians in the United States attend the American Historical Association (AHA), a conference that has met annually since 1884. The AHA draws scholars from all specializations, and it is the primary organization through which the profession is represented. In 1969, the conference met at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. At the business meeting on the evening of 28 December, the radicals sought to take control of the organization. The minutes demonstrate the dangers of trusting narratives–even (or especially) those proffered as neutral accounts. They do not document the moment entirely, nor do they capture the participants' experiences of it. On the central event, the records are silent. What actually happened speaks to the issues of power, neutrality, and knowledge that were central themes in Howard Zinn's career. In those moments, Zinn, representing the Radical Historians' Caucus, sought to present a resolution to the members of the AHA. He grabbed a… [PDF]
(1994). Sexual Harassment in the Classroom. This brief pamphlet, developed for New York schools, presents a concise overview of sexual harassment in the classroom. The paper contains the following sections: (1) What is the definition of sexual harassment? (2) What is important to remember about sexual harassment? (3) Can sexual harassment be prevented? and (4) What if sexual harassment occurs? In section 4, there is a guide for the student and a guide for the educator in dealing with sexual harassment. A 6-item resource list also is provided. (EH)… [PDF]
(1996). Gender Equity, Citizenship Education and Inclusive Curriculum: Another Case of "Add Women and Stir?". This paper argues that an inclusive notion of citizenship is impossible in the modern state, predicated as it is on an opposition between the public and private spheres of social life. Until that opposition is addressed in the lives of men and women, women's ambiguous relationship with citizenship and the state will continue. This paper explores some of the ways in which education perpetrates women's and girls' lack of citizenship status, in the context of the current revival of interest, in Australia and other countries, in citizenship education. The document highlights some of the real issues of of the ways in which education perpetuates women's and girls' lack of citizenship status, in the context of current revival interest in citizenship education in Australia and other countries. The document highlights some of the real issues of continuing sexual difference and inequality in curriculum participation and its outcomes, which bear directly on men's and women's participation as… [PDF]
(1996). International Feminist Perspectives on Educational Reform: The Work of Gail Paradise Kelly. Garland Reference Library of Social Science. Volume 1030. This volume presents articles by Gail Paradise Kelly spanning nearly 20 years of her professional career. Kelly, a leading scholar in the field of gender in education, was Professor of Education and Chairperson of the Department of Education, Organization, and Policy at State University of New York, Buffalo when she died in January of 1991. This collection of her writings provides a historical overview of her pioneering strategy to make gender issues prominent among educators. Presenting two original and 12 reprinted essays, the volume begins with Kelly's efforts as a student radical in the 1970s to establish feminist agendas and concludes with her harsh critiques of the current national reform movement and a proposal for a study that takes into account women's life experiences to create change in U.S. inner city schools. In the years between, Kelly's essays demonstrate how viewing women's education like men's blinds the scholar to the real issue of educating both genders. Kelly…
(1993). Education Law Manual: An Advocate's Guide for New York State Parents and Professionals. Third Edition. As a service to the community to protect the legal rights of students, this manual is designed to provide the legal information New York state parents and professionals need in order to become more effective educational advocates. It is not intended as a definitive legal resource, but rather as a guide for structuring a legally sound argument to ensure that every student's educational rights are honored. The manual gives an overview of student educational entitlements and provides suggestions to assist advocates and parents in speaking on behalf of their children. It explains New York state and federal legislation and the judicial cases interpreting laws that comprise educational entitlement. The manual also presents guidance on bringing the art of negotiation to advocacy efforts. Specific issues treated include the right to education and compulsory education, mandatory testing and graduation requirements, access to records, school discipline, special instructional services,… [PDF]
(1992). Indiana v. Jamie L. Curtis: "The Case of the Questionable Book Bag Search." A Constitution-based Scripted Trial. This document presents "Indiana v. Jamie L. Curtis," a fictional court case stemming from the search by school officials of a student's bookbag. The case is based upon the actual U.S. Supreme Court case of New Jersey v. T.L.O., which involved similar facts. The document includes background materials on the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as leading Supreme Court decisions on search and seizure law. Most of the document consists of a script for the fictional trial, including a list of characters, opening and closing statements by the prosecution and defense, and the examination of witnesses. At the conclusion of the presentation of the case, a previously selected jury of students is asked to reach a verdict based upon a set of included instructions. (LBG)… [PDF]
(1993). Accessibility and Accommodations: Creating Employment Opportunities. This training manual is intended to aid in the design of physical environments to make them accessible to individuals with all kinds of disabilities. Three separate sections each contain a training agenda, learning objectives, workshop content (with side notes to the trainer in italics), overheads, and handouts. Preliminary information includes module purpose and overall learning objectives, a module outline, materials needed for the workshop, and adaptations for individuals with disabilities. The first content section is on public policy. It considers, first, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including its definition of disability requirements concerning employment, state and local government, and public accommodations. It also describes Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and gives ADA accessibility guidelines. The second section deals with steps needed to determine accommodations. These include analyzing requirements, consulting with the individual involved, and… [PDF]