(1985). Black and White Allies in the Struggle for Equality, 1941-1983. Negro Educational Review, v36 n1 p2-5 Jan. Introduces special issue (with same title) designed to demonstrate how Blacks and whites, as allies, used 'tongue, pen, and participation' (social, political, religious, economic, judicial) to protest conditions such as discrimination, inequality, and segregation. Also gives broad overview of Black involvement in the antislavery movement. (CMG)…
(1984). Minimum Competency Testing in Schools: Legislative Action and Judicial Review. Journal of Law and Education, v13 n1 p35-49 Jan. Reviews state requirements for minimum competency testing and discusses past and potential future challenges to such testing. Offers possible solutions. (MD)…
(1993). The National Language Policy. The National Language Policy is a response to efforts to make English the "official" language of the United States. In 1981, Senator S.I. Hayakawa sponsored a constitutional amendment to make English the official language of the United States, and ever since then, variations on his proposal have been before Congress. This position paper of the members of the Conference on College Composition and Communication contends that "English Only" is unnecessary, unrealistic, educationally unsound, unfair and dangerous, invasive, counterproductive, and unconstitutional. The paper outlines a language policy with three inseparable parts: (1) to provide resources to enable native and nonnative speakers to achieve oral and literate competence in English, the language of wider communication; (2) to support programs that assert the legitimacy of native languages and dialects and ensure that proficiency in an individual's mother tongue will not be lost; and (3) to foster the… [PDF]
(1974). Legislatures, the Courts, and Teacher Education. School Review, 82, 2, 281-92, Feb 74. Article considered the impact of legislative and judicial action on teacher education institutions and directed particular attention to the issues of teacher certification, professional standards and teacher' rights, and finance. (Editor/RK)…
(1973). Patterns of Conflict in American Society, 1952-1968. Sociology and Social Research, 57, 3, 315-34, Apr 73. …
(1973). Remedying Discrimination Through Affirmative Action. Community and Junior College Journal, 43, 7, 32-4, Apr 73. This article presents a detailed synthesis of executive, legislative, and judicial actions which provide the groundwork for educational institutions to structure programs that will rectify discriminatory employment practices. (Editor)…
(1972). Student Press and the First Amendment. NASPA Journal, 10, 2, 168-177, Oct 72. The purpose of this article is to review some recent developments in the law with reference to student publications at public institutions of higher education. It represents a summary of recent legal activity in this field, and to project trends in legal thought which bear upon the problems raised by the student press. (Author)…
(1973). Intellectual Freedom and the Rights of Children. School Media Quarterly, 1, 2, 132-135, Win 73. The in loco parentis concept conflicts directly with the intellectual freedom concept, which provides for free choice, regardless of age, in matters concerning the mind. This basic conflict has reached new proportions in recent years because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recognition of youths' rights in the First Amendment area. (4 references) (Author)…
(1972). Ethnic Affirmation, of Kiss Me, I'm Italian. Social Work, 17, 3, 10-20, May 72. Ethnic minorities today are not only identifying more noticeably with their own group, but are also becoming more insistent about their rights and privileges. Political coalitions that make the most of ethnic affirmation offer a possibility of reversing national priorities. (Author)…
(1972). Social Pressures on Management–Equal Opportunity for Employment. Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 24, 1, 87-91, Dec 72. …
(1972). Should Schools Be Lawless?. Phi Delta Kappan, 54, 1, 57, Sep 72. Pittsburgh's high schools pioneer the teaching of law and its relationship to the student. (Author)…
(1972). A Festive Reunion of the Faithful: New South Mythology. Race Relations Reporter, 3, 5, 16-20, Mar 6 72. Reports a meeting in Tampa, Florida, of some of the principal makers and critics of the New South Creed." Focuses on the men and women whose lives for the last ten or 15 years have been tied with a vision of a new and more human South. (RJ)…
(1971). Menominee Termination. Indian Historian, 4, 4, 31-45, W 71. …
(1971). University Women and the Law. College English, 32, 8, 934-37, May 71. A paper presented at annual convention of Modern Language Association of America (New York, December 27, 1970). (Editor)…
(1970). The Black Situation in Africa and America. Black World, 19, 7, 24-29, 80-82, 70 May. Examines the similarities and contrasts in the status of the black man in Africa and American from early times through the present. (RJ)…