(1982). Guide for Migrants in the State of Illinois = Guia para Migrantes en el Estado de Illinois. Prepared for migrant farmworkers traveling in the State of Illinois, the booklet, written in English and Spanish, provides basic information on (1) employment conditions–requirements of crew leaders and employers, deductions from wages, and laws regulating child labor; (2) housing–conditions of the camp grounds and of living units; (3) pesticides–possible poisoning symptoms and what to do and pesticide safety tips; (4) food stamps–their purpose, important facts to know about food stamps, and where to obtain further information or help in processing the application for food stamps; (5) social security–its purpose and where to obtain more information or help in applying for a social security number, a replacement card, or benefits; (6) immigration–categories of immigrants and length of time and costs for processing papers; and (7) legal rights when arrested–what to do when stopped by a policeman and the migrant's rights if arrested. A toll-free number where migrants can obtain…
(1982). Equal Employment Opportunity: What We Believe, What We Know, What Research Can Show. Some Americans believe that governmental attempts to end discrimination in employment have gone too far, leading to reverse discrimination and excessive governmental power. Others believe that the government has not gone far enough. Evidence shows that discrimination against women and members of minority groups has declined, even though it is still common. Cases of reverse discrimination have occurred, but there is no evidence that it is widespread. Ambiguities in data and stories make concern about reverse discrimination understandable. Four basic types of reasons for the intensity of concern over equal employment opportunities and affirmative action exist, those related to: distributive justice, impact on employee income, governmental and business power and legitimacy, and social perceptions of labor force processes. Many social scientists at universities also believe that affirmative action is having an impact and that reverse discrimination is common. Their personal experiences… [PDF]
(1985). Parental Involvement in The Special Education Process. The annotated bibliography examines parental involvement in special education. Citations are presented and information examined for eight topic areas: (1) legal rights, (2) theoretical models, (3) parental-school relations, (4) mainstreaming, (5) training, (6) counseling, (7) consumer perspectives, and (8) bibliographies. Entries include general information on parent-school rights and responsibilites while others focus on practical approaches to fostering parent involvement. Some touch upon issues concerning minority parents. Conclusions note the lack of data-based theoretical information and assert that such data are necessary for further policy and practice improvements. (CL)… [PDF]
(1974). A Backward Glance at Self-Identification of Blacks and Chicanos. Rural Sociology, 39, 1, 96, Spr 74. …
(1974). The News at Noon. Law in American Society, 3, 3, 14-17, Sep 74. In this interview, anchorwoman Jorie Lueloff of WMAQ-TV, the NBC Television affiliate in Chicago, discusses the role of women and opportunities open to them in the broadcast industry. Discrimination against women, in particular that of credit discrimination is also discussed. (Author/RM)…
(1974). Federal Programs–Impact. Bureau Memorandum, 16, 4, 9-10, Sum 74. Reprinted are seven major priority recommendations of the 1973 report of the National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children as it relates to the basic educational rights of the handicapped. (GW)…
(1974). Women's Record. Integrated Education, 12, 4, 42-44, Jul-Aug 74. A review of developments on both a national and state-by-state basis pertaining to: women and poverty, research on women, paid housewifery, politics, personalities, biased textbooks, bias in tests, new health policies, women Rhodes scholars, sexism in colleges, etc. (JM)…
(1973). Sex Discrimination–A Bar to a Democratic Education: Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Connecticut Law Review, 6, 1, 1-27, F 73. This article provides a section-by-section analysis of Title IX and suggests a legal framework in which to evaluate separate or different treatment of the sexes in the activities to which it applies. (Author)…
(1974). Exercise of Voting Rights by the Retarded. Mental Retardation, 12, 2, 45-7, Apr 74. …
(1974). Teacher Dismissal: Acquittal of a Crime Does Not Bar Teacher Dismissal on the Same Basis as His Arrest Was Made. California School Boards, 33, 7, 21-22, Jul-Aug 74. The degree of proof needed for conviction in a criminal action (which is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt") is greater than the proof needed to obtain a judgment in a teacher-dismissal civil action (which is "a preponderance of the evidence"). (Author)…
(1974). Here's What the Tough New Federal Rules Against Sex Bias Mean for Public Schools. American School Board Journal, 161, 8, 20-21, Aug 74. …
(1978). Anyone's Guide to Filing a Title IX Complaint. Discriminatory treatment based on sex by schools, colleges, and other institutions receiving Federal education aid is illegal in the United States according to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This brochure provides a practical guide to filing a Title IX complaint. A list of addresses where Title IX complaints can be filed is included. (Author/AM)…
(1975). The Abused Child – The Need for Collaboration. Thrust for Education Leadership, 4, 5, 11-3, May 75. Article gave an insight into the problems of educating and caring for the \battered child\ and considered some steps taken to aleviate his condition in order to help him to grow. (RK)…
(1975). Dismantling the Dual Housing Market in Chicago. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 91-94, May-Jun 75. This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the activities of the Leadership Council: its current strategy includes full enforcement of the federal fair housing laws, increase in the supply of housing available to people of low and moderate income, and effective marketing of housing to minority home seekers. (Author/JM)…
(1975). What is Meant by \an Equal Educational Opportunity?\. Oxford Review of Education, 1, 1, 27-30, 75. A discussion of the various interpretations attached to term \equality of educational opportunity\ which refocuses the debate by suggesting that a more proper formulation would use the term \reduction in inequality\ rather than \equality\… Such a formulation implies that public schooling is to reduce handicaps that children face as a function of their early environments, without committing the educational system to an unachievable end. (EH)…