(1985). The Quest for Excellence in the Education of Hispanics: Proceedings of the Texas Symposium on Hispanic Educational Issues (Lubbock, Texas, April 22, 1985). The proceedings of a symposium on Hispanic educational issues, held in Texas in 1985, are collected in this pamphlet. A short preface, a list of participants, and transcriptions of brief welcoming remarks made by a number of officials are provided. Then, three conference papers are presented: (1) "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," by Lauro F. Cavazos, discusses general problems that affect Hispanic students, focusing particularly on the disproportionately high rate of Hispanic dropouts; (2) "Hispanics Creating Excellence," by Norma Cantu, reviews recent legislation and legal cases affecting Hispanic education, actions taken by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and ways in which the political, business, and educational communities might cooperate to better educate Hispanics; and (3) "Economic Challenges of Poor School Districts," by Raul Besteiro, Jr., describes generally the efforts of the Brownsville, Texas, school district to… [PDF]
(1984). Legal Aspects of the Brown Decision. In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in the nation's public schools. This decision has not eliminated racial segregation, but it fundamentally altered the psychological pattern of race relations in the United States. Brown concerned a form of racial discrimination that has virtually vanished from American life: racial segregation enforced by law. Before Brown, 17 States and the District of Columbia mandated segregated public schools, under the "separate but equal" doctrine generated by the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. In 1930, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) began a campaign that would bring into effect the 14th Amendment's constitutional guarantee of equality for Blacks. The campaign began in States making no provision for the graduate or professional training of its Black citizens. In the first of these cases, the Gaines case of 1938, the Supreme Court eventually ruled that…
(1986). Education and Imperialism: The Puerto Rican Experience in Higher Education, 1898-1986. Working Paper Series. An integrated historical account of the Puerto Rican experience in higher education is presented by the Higher Education Task Force of the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos of Hunter College, City University of New York. The present situation of Puerto Ricans in higher education on the Island and in the United States reflects the plight Puerto Ricans experience at both ends of the migratory circuit. The Island has seen a major expansion of postsecondary institutions and student enrollment, but the system is still in crisis. Advances resulting from student struggles of the 1960s and 1970s are short-lived, and the situation is worsening for Puerto Ricans in the U.S. The present expansion of college opportunities for Puerto Ricans on the Island and their contraction in the U.S. are expressions of the crisis of American capitalism and its impact on a politically and economically subordinated population. An interpretive framework that incorporates the imperialist dimension of the…
(1983). Knowing about Special Education to Help You Help Your Child = Informez-Vous sur l'Education Speciale pour Pouvoir Aider Votre Enfant. This pamphlet is intended to inform both English and French speaking parents of handicapped children in New York State about rights and services of the special education program. Separate sections cover federal and state law, student assessment, individualized education program development under the committee for the handicapped, and parental rights. (DB)…
(1988). A Handbook for Hearing Officers. Revised. The handbook provides information on legislation and litigation pertaining to the education of handicapped pupils in South Carolina, required procedures for ensuring due process, and suggestions for procedures to be followed by Hearing Officers prior to, during, and after a hearing. The opening section on state laws includes definitions of handicapping conditions and the amendment to Act 163 of the Education Finance Act of 1977. Summarized are requirements of the following Federal laws and regulations: Public Law 93-380 (the Education Amendments of 1974), Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act), Education Division General Administrative Regulations, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vocational Education Act. Significant court decisions are noted. The section on procedural safeguards includes information on substantive and procedural due process, and details on state procedural safeguards including evaluation, placement, reevaluation, timeliness…
(1987). Educating Men and Women Together. Coeducation in a Changing World. Based on essays presented at the Oberlin College Sesquicentennial Coeducation Conference (Oberlin, Ohio, March 11-13, 1983). Twelve essays by contemporary scholars explore, from a historical perspective, the meaning of collegiate coeducation in the United States, including its value, utility, significance, and successes and failures in supplying equal education for both sexes. An introductory first section contains the essay "Coeducation in a Gender-Stratified Society" by Alice S. Rossi. Part two, on what a woman should learn, includes: "'Nothing Useless or Absurd or Fantastical': The Education of Women in the Early Republic" (Linda K. Kerber), and "From Republican Motherhood to Race Suicide: Arguments on the Higher Education of Women in the United States, 1820-1920" (Patricia A. Palmieri). Part three on creating the coeducational model at Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio) includes: "The 'Joint Education of the Sexes': Oberlin's Original Vision" (Lori D. Ginzberg); "The Oberlin Model and Its Impact on Other Colleges" (Barbara Miller Solomon); and…
(1987). Celebrating the Constitution: An Instructional Unit for Elementary Grades. Because attaining citizenship skills remains the principal goal of social studies, this unit was designed to highlight the founding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in a manner appropriate to both primary and intermediate elementary children. Each lesson includes objectives, materials, and procedures, as well as supplementary materials which may be duplicated for student use. Student awareness of the need for rules and laws is developed through the activities in lesson one. Lesson two helps students recognize reasons for settling the original 13 colonies and identify their locations. Students become informed about the events leading to independence and the contents of the Declaration of Independence in lesson three. In lesson four, students develop the understanding that everyone benefits from cooperation. Students identify events that led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution which developed a strong government in lesson five. An investigation of the purposes and… [PDF]
(1980). Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration Kit. This kit was developed as a resource for teachers who wish to supplement their curriculum with activities designed to highlight the contributions to women to U.S. history. Section one contains 11 activities focusing on the life of Susan B. Anthony. The activities were designed to be used in different curriculum areas or independently. In activities focusing on the Susan B. Anthony coin, students are taught to make change and to recognize this coin. Language activities include a crossword puzzle, various types of word puzzles, and letter scrambles. The Anthony trial is highlighted through suggestions for the enactment of a mock trial and an account of the Anthony trial proceedings. Section two is a reference section that contains a background reading for the teacher, along with additional biographical references, and an additional list of suggested activities for classroom, library, and discussion. Appended are keys for the activities. (SM)… [PDF]
(1981). "You Have the Right to Remain Silent." Two Case Studies in Forensic Linguistics Involving Spanish Speaking Suspects. Two case studies involving possible violations of the rights of Spanish speaking criminal suspects are presented. In cases where suspects do not understand English, the Miranda warnings regarding the right to remain silent must be delivered in their native language and in a way that is understandable to the suspects. In the two cases involving Spanish speaking murder suspects who confessed to the murders after receiving the warnings, it is doubtful whether they fully understood the implications of waiving their right to remain silent. An analysis of the recordings of the interrogations reveals that in each case the interrogator spoke a different dialect of Spanish than the suspect or had an insufficient command of Spanish for meaningful communication to have taken place. It is shown that the language used in the warnings was ambiguous to the suspects. Coming from a different culture, it may be difficult for suspects to understand the law's protection of their rights or the fact that…
(1984). Position Statements on Programmatic Issues: A Position Statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens. The position statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) addresses issues in the design and delivery of programs for persons with mental retardation. An introductory section presents basic principles and philosophies underlying services, including integration, human rights, equal rights, normalization, and the developmental model. Then, specific issues are examined and positions of the ARC set forth: (1) rights of people who are mentally retarded; (2) the concept of least possible restriction; (3) work and employment related activities (productivity, work activity centers and sheltered workshops, and wages); (4) residential opportunities (in-home and out-of-home care); (5) guardianship; (6) behavior management; and (7) quality assurance. (CL)…
(1974). Movement and Momentum: Government and the Education of Handicapped Children-II. Exceptional Children, 41, 2, 109-15, Oct 74. …
(1974). Tribal Jurisdiction and the Future… Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 2, 6, 10-11, 74. Pending legislation would allow those tribes, who have had their civil and criminal jurisdictional powers taken without their consent, to regain those powers if the tribes so desired. (AH)…
(1976). Broadcast Networks and the Outsiders: Legal Responsibility from Two Perspectives. This paper examines the legal responsibility of networks to fairly represent outsiders in network employment and programming. The outsiders–women, racial and ethnic minorities, homosexuals, older people, members of minor political parties–have been using legal avenues provided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as means of affecting the networks. But recent events, such as requests by minor candidates for equal time in the 1972 and 1976 elections, demonstrate the FCC's inability to regulate network activities effectively, either indirectly, through the licensing of stations owned by networks, or directly, through Section 315 (the fairness doctrine and equal-time law) of the Communications Act. The paper also uses a 1975 class-action suit against the National Broadcasting Company as evidence that the EEOC is much better equipped to bring about progress than is the FCC and that a continued assault upon discrimination…
(1977). Racial Equality. To Protect These Rights Series. A historical review of racial discrimination against Negroes is the scope of this volume, part of a series of six volumes which explore the basic American rights. These include due process of law, freedom of speech and religious freedom. This volume traces the development of racial equality in the legal system, explores the controversies and points of view that surround the issue in contemporary America, and includes a collection of key excerpts from landmark U.S. Supreme Court opinions and other historic documents which explain these rights. Among the topics discussed in this volume of the series are: slavery in the U.S., the Reconstruction years, Jim Crow statutes, disfranchisement, racial reform after the 1920's, school desegregation, enfranchisement, employment, housing, public accommodations, the administration of justice, and current gains in racial equality. (Author/AM)…
(2004). Looking for Leadership: Battles over Busing in Boston. Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v3 n1 Fall. In 1954, in the "Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka" decision, the United States Supreme Court declared that "to separate [black children] from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone." To rectify this injustice, the Supreme Court demanded that schools be desegregated "with all deliberate speed." For the Boston Public Schools, this court order would pose a monumental challenge to citizens and leaders. Desegregation would require a great upheaval in the way in which the Boston School Committee had managed the public education system. Aside from the federal courts, it was unclear who favored the efforts required for systematic desegregation. As the situation became increasingly polarized, few community leaders in Boston actively supported or planned for the desegregation that… [PDF]