(1993). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Employment Handbook. This handbooks is intended to provide Alaska state agencies and other employers in Alaska with a reference guide to assist in meeting the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The first section briefly reports on a national survey to measure business awareness, attitudes, and reactions to the Act. Summarized in the second section are results of a 1991 poll of Americans concerning employment and people with disabilities. Major areas covered by the ADA are then listed. Following sections address questions concerning the following: costs of employing people with disabilities; definition of a disability under the ADA; employers covered by the ADA;p employment practices covered by the ADA; the meanings of specific ADA terminology including a"qualified individual with a disability,""essential duties," and "reasonable accommodation"; how to identify a reasonable accommodation and when an accommodation becomes an undue… [PDF]
(1983). Native American Rights Fund: 1982 Annual Report. The 1982 annual report of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), a non-profit organization specializing in the protection of Indian rights, explains the organization, its structure, its priorities, its activities, and its financial status. Opening statements by the chairman, Roger Jim, and the executive director, John Echohawk, note that despite $270,000 less in federal funds in fiscal 1982, NARF achieved significant decisions in major legal cases involving Indian treaty fishing rights in the Great Lakes and prevention of flooding of the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Reservation. The report continues with a description of the founding and development of NARF and an explanation of its priorities: preservation of tribal existence, protection of tribal natural resources, promotion of human rights, accountability of governments, and development of Indian law. Following descriptions of NARF's organization, administration, financial accountability, and national support committee, the…
(1990). Black Student Protest Movement at Rutgers. Rutgers University commemorated the twentieth anniversaries of the Black Student Protest Movement and the Educational Opportunity Fund in the academic year 1988-1989. This book presents a historical overview of the movement from the 1960s to the present. Seven chapters examine and discuss the activities of the movement, factors and forces which influenced its emergence, the various strategies employed by the movement to improve African-American access to higher education at Rutgers, and its subsequent achievements. Appended are five documents describing grievances and demands of the movement during the period 1968-1969. Chapter references are included. (LT)…
(1987). Search and Seizure in the Public Schools. This monograph attempts to provide clear understanding of the standards presented by the Supreme Court in "New Jersey v. T.L.O." relative to search and seizure in public schools, and suggests practical ways of applying search and seizure law to situations in the school setting. ("T.L.O." are the initials of the anonymous student.) After an introduction, section 2 examines students' rights and the Fourth Amendment, describing the amendment's source and applicability in public schools. The reasonableness standard is examined in the third section, applying the standard to "New Jersey v. T.L.O." and detailing a two-pronged test, the TIPS formula. Taking into account certain variables, the TIPS formula aids in search and seizure decisions by defining reasonable search as comprising two elements: (1) reasonable suspicion, examining the thing to be found and the information source; and (2) reasonable scope, involving the place or person being searched and the…
(1986). The Campus Climate Revisited: Chilly for Women Faculty, Administrators, and Graduate Students. [Final Report.]. The Project on the Status and Education of Women (PSEW) of the Association of American Colleges describes ways in which women faculty, administrators, and graduate students in higher education are often treated differently from men. Under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), PSEW investigated negative behaviors and attitudes toward women professionals and pre-professionals on campus in order to assist institutions create and adapt policies and programs to counteract these problems and provide strategies for change. The FIPSE-supported report, "The Campus Climate Revisted: Chilly For Women Faculty, Administrators, and Graduate Students, "addresses such issues as stereotypes, collegiality, attractiveness, sexuality, sexual harassment, and devaluation. Approximately 100 recommendations are provided. As a result of this PSEW project, the existence of subtle discriminatory attitudes and behaviors affecting the hiring and advancement of…
(1985). On Being 18: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities. The purpose of this booklet is to inform young people of their rights when they become 18 and to help them recognize and avoid possible legal problems. Although written specifically for young people in Wisconsin, the booklet can be used by youths in any part of the United States. A summary of legal principles in effect at the time of publication is followed by sections on voting; jury duty; drinking laws; driving; contracts; employment; consumer protection; marriage, divorce, and children; criminal charges; military service; apartments; and credit. The booklet, however, does not offer legal advice, and for answers to specific questions adolescents are asked to check the sources mentioned in the booklet or to talk with a lawyer. A guide to government and community resources in Wisconsin is included. (RM)…
(1985). A Call for Greater Black Consciousness and Professionalism in the Pursuit of Cultural and Academic Excellence for African Americans. As "Saving the African American Child" (the report of the Task Force on Black Academic and Cultural Excellence) emphasizes, African American educators must be aggressive in carrying out their inherent obligation to eliminate the impediments to growth and development which restrict the life chances of African Americans. Black America needs Black educators who have a solid foundation of Black consciousness and who have high professional competence. While the circumstances of Black Americans are not as desperate as they once were, race and socioeconomic status remain the chief determinants of the scope of educational opportunity and the quality of education received. Furthermore, the White monopoly of public education has resulted in Black Americans being the most deliberately misinterpreted, the most poorly educated, and the most severely impaired of all the major ethnic groups served by the public schools. The public schools in inner city areas, in particular, have come to…
(1987). Dancing Backward: Women's Magazines and the Equal Rights Amendment, 1970-1979. A study examined how women's magazines covered the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) between 1970 and 1979, especially investigating whether the publications spotlighted or ignored the amendment. Thirteen publications, spanning fashion to homemaking to working women, were analyzed on the basis of editorial profile, frequency of publication, and circulation figures during the 1970s. All issues for the years 1970 to 1979 were examined for extensiveness, characteristics, and intent of coverage. Results showed that "Ms." magazine published more articles (45) than any other magazine, followed by "Redbook" (14). Content analysis revealed that coverage in the early years attempted to educate the reader as to what the ERA would and would not do, discussed the background and history of the amendment, and focused on Phyllis Schlafly as its most vocal opponent. During the middle 1970s, when the debate became heated, stories began to contain intensely personal viewpoints….
(1982). Are the States Able and Willing to Promote Sex Equity?. Current sex equity programs and policies in several states provide instructive examples of the leadership that state education agencies (SEAs) can exercise on sex equity issues. Descriptions of state legislation and program activity related to sex equity in Massachusetts, Washington, Alaska, Minnesota, New York, Iowa, California, and Michigan illustrate the variety of approaches available. Many of these programs depend on federal funding, and many state statutes are based on Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Without federal money and the threat of federal enforcement, however, SEAs may not actively pursue sex equity goals. Progress depends on the efforts of equity specialists within SEAs and of advocacy groups exerting pressure from outside. Among the actions that SEA staff members can encourage are strengthening policy and procedural guarantees for educational equity; improving cooperation among specialists in all aspects of educational equity; incorporating…
(1985). A Compilation of Federal Laws for Disabled Children, Youth, and Adults. Prepared by the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate. Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session. The text presents a compilation of three recently reauthorized Federal laws providing services to persons with disabilities: the Education of the Handicapped Act (amended by the 98th Congress through Public Law 98-199); the Rehabiliation Act of 1973 (amended by the 98th Congress through Public Law 98-221), and the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-527). The Education of the Handicapped Act includes the following sections: general provisions, assistance for education of all handicapped children, centers and services to meet special needs of the handicapped, training personnel for the education of the handicapped, research in the education of the handicapped, instructional media for the handicapped. The Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1975 contains the following seven titles: (1) vocational rehabilitation services, (2) research and training, (3) supplementary services and facilities, (4) national council on the handicapped, (5) miscellaneous, (6) employment… [PDF]
(1982). Is the Door in the Invisible Wall Closing?. Several Supreme Court decisions in the 1970s have rejected constitutional arguments aimed at eliminating exclusionary zoning and growth management schemes which allegedly maintain existing problems of racial and income segregation in major metropolitan areas. These decisions have led observers to conclude that the Supreme Court has greatly narrowed the range of legal tools that can be used to strike down barriers to neighborhood integration. This conclusion ignores the facts that Federal legislation and State constitutions provide other usable legal remedies which may prove superior to the constitutional clauses on interstate commerce and equal protection as arguments for integration; furthermore, it is difficult to interpret education, housing, and travel as being "implicit rights" in the United States Constitution. In emphasizing legal technicalities, the controversy over recent trends in Federal court decisions on residential segregation fails to focus on the real…
(1982). What Do We Know About What We Do: Equity and Curriculum Research. The enactment of educational equity legislation, such as the Women's Equity Act of 1974 and the Education for all Children Act of 1974 (Public Law 94-142), has resulted in increased funding for education program development, but little hard data has been collected to prove program effectiveness. A review of research literature indicates that not enough research is being done on issues surrounding equity for minorities, curriculum questions in physical education, and sex role stereotyping in physical education. Many programs have a short term inservice workshop format that produces a narrow data base and does not allow for the examination of significant differences or long term change. Three widely used federally funded programs can be cited that have collected data to support their claims in effective pupil behavior change. The first is Every Child a Winner, an individualized movement education program for rural schools that began in 1970 as Project Hope. The second program,…
(1967). A NEW FOCUS FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SCHOOL DESEGREGATION HAVE NOT YET SUCCEEDED. BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN VARYING DEGREES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. HOWEVER, ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OFTEN FAIL BECAUSE OF OPPOSITION OR INVOLVEMENT WITH SUCH RELATED PROBLEMS AS RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION. RATHER THAN EQUAL EDUCATION, THE REAL GOAL OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IS THE REALIZATION OF EQUAL AND FULL CITIZENSHIP IN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR EACH CHILD, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, OR CREED. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT A FORUM OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (CINCINNATI, DECEMBER 6, 1967). (JK)… [PDF]
(1980). Collective Bargaining: An Update. This article discusses recent court decisions affecting the relationship between teachers' associations and unions and the public agencies that employ those teachers. Topics discussed include constitutional rights, union representation and union rights, obligation to bargain and scope of bargaining, grievances and arbitrability, fiscal considerations, impasse resolution, and strikes. Reference to conditions in 1970 is made for comparison. The author concludes that while unions seemed to have the edge in litigation in the late 1960s and early 1970s and then lost that edge in the later 1970s, recent decisions offer no conclusive evidence that the courts are shifting either toward or away from union positions. (Author/PGD)…
(1981). Mythology in American Education. Written from the perspective that specific myths profoundly influence educational outlooks and practices, this book points out that such views may outlive their usefulness. The publication explores the nature and origin of myths, particular myths embodied in American education, the creation and obsolescence of myths in a dynamic culture, and the potential for myths' constructive or obstructive impact on cultural development. In addition, the author includes a section of quotations indicating the concern of past generations for many of the educational and kindred relationships we face today. The myths discussed touch on such topics as moral values, human rights, property rights, sex education, leisure, materialism, science, evolution, poverty, free enterprise, competition, and taxes. (Author/WD)…