(1985). Presidential Address 1985: Inalienable Rights of Persons with Mental Retardation. Mental Retardation, v23 n5 p219-22 Oct. The address reviews the establishment of rights for mentally retarded persons, cautions about the need to safeguard those rights, discusses the central role of individual program plans, and cites the importance of a continuum of services for mentally retarded persons. (CL)…
(1983). Car-Pooling for Desegregation–Three Women's Recollections. Integrated Education, v21 n1-6 p195-98 Jan-Dec. Describes the White boycott of several New Orleans schools after they were desegregated in 1960. Presents recollections of three White women who resisted the boycott and risked physical violence by driving White children to the integrated schools. (KH)…
(1983). Social Equity and the Physically Disabled. Social Work, v28 n5 p365-69 Sep-Oct. Describes how personal rights of the physically disabled are violated in public situations and examines how the disabled react to these violations. Social work can assist disabled persons in developing coping strategies to preserve their dignity and can educate the ablebodied public regarding the rights of the disabled. (JAC)…
(1976). The Right to Education: From Rodriguez to Goss. Educational Leadership, 33, 7, 519-21, Apr 76. Supreme Court decisions are reviewed to determine the status of a constitutional right to education. (GW)…
(1974). A Chauvinist Afterthought on the Feminist Issue. Phi Delta Kappan, 55, 5, 345-346, Jan 74. Discusses court cases affecting womens' rights, with specific references to the articles in the October issue of Phi Delta Kappan. (JF)…
(1974). Being Black in America. Social Science Record, 2, 2, 19-21, W 74. An educational public relations approach to racial assimilation is proposed. (KM)…
(1973). Sex Discrimination, Educational Institutions, and the Law: A New Issue on Campus. Journal of Law and Education, 2, 4, 613-635, Oct 73. Discusses recent Federal Laws and Executive Orders affecting sex discrimination in educational institutions. Also discusses probable court interpretations of these laws. (JF)…
(1973). Does a Child Have a Right Not to Be Brainwashed by Adults?. Peabody Journal of Education, 50, 2, 110-3, Jan 73. Author discusses events following the 1954 Supreme Court School Desegregation decision and states that in the dilatory approach to desegregation there was an implicit juridical disregard if not negation of individual freedom for children. (Author/CB)…
(1972). The Role of the College Board in the South: Improving Access to College for Black Students. College Board Review, 84, 18-22, Sum 72. The author discusses the problems of black colleges in the South and suggests ways the Board can help. (Editor)…
(1971). Equal Employment Opportunity: Affirmative Action Plans for Libraries. American Libraries, 2, 9, 977-983, Oct 71. The intent of the American Library Association resolution on compliance is that libraries begin to utilize their own expertise or that of a state or local equal employment or human relations commission or voluntary compliance agency toward a positive employment goal. (AB)…
(1972). Nepotism: A Cause for Concern. Phi Delta Kappan, 53, 6, 376-377, Feb 72. …
(1970). Report of the NAEB President. Educational Broadcasting Review (Convention Report), 4, 31-33, '70. …
(1982). Youngberg v. Romeo: Analysis and Commentary. Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, v2 n4 p375-82. The author reviews trends in court decisions on right to treatment for handicapped persons, and examines resolved and unresolved issues involved in the Supreme Court's decision on Youngberg v. Romeo, which she suggests is narrow and ambiguous, and will only minimally affect institutionalized retarded persons. (CL)…
(1983). The Pennhurst and Rowley Decisions: Issues and Implications. Exceptional Children, v49 n6 p517-22 Apr. Two recent Supreme Court cases, Pennhurst v. Halderman and Board of Education v. Rowley, are analyzed for their implications regarding handicapped persons. Both decisions suggest a reduced federal role in determining what constitutes appropriate programs and services for the handicapped. (Author/CL)…
(1982). Supreme Court Perpetuates Confusion in School Library Censorship Case. Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n3 p208-09 Nov. Considers the issues in Board of Education v. Pico, a case involving a school board's order removing several books from a school library. Notes that the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the case failed to clarify whether school board authority or constitutionally protected rights should prevail in such cases. (PGD)…