A training manual for state education agency (SEA) staff dealing with issues of sex bias and discrimination in the educational system is presented. The manual is designed to achieve the following primary objectives: (1) provide a status report on federal and state roles in promoting educational equity; (2) provide an overview of inequities based on race, sex, national origin, and disability that exist in the educational system; and (3) encourage staff to work cooperatively in integrating equity concerns into SEA programs and activities. While portions of the manual can be adpted for use at the local level, the information and strategies are designed to promote coordination among SEA staff. Materials are organized into seven self-contained chapters which can be presented sequentially or independently. Chapter 1, "Participant Self-Assessment," is designed to assess awareness of equity issues and knowledge of equity-related laws and research and comprises a self-assessment worksheet and answer sheet. Chapter 2, "The Federal and State Roles in Promoting Educational Equity," comprises the following sections: (1) "The Federal Role"; (2) "'Grove City College v. Bell'"; (3) "The State Role"; and (4) "Equity Action at the State Level--A Worksheet." Chapter 3, "Equity-Related Laws at the Federal Level," comprises the following sections: (1) "Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972"; (2) "Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"; (3) "The Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975"; (4) "Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973"; (5) "Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"; (6) "Women's Educational Equity Act of 1984"; (7) "The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act"; (8) "Bilingual Education Act of 1984"; (9) "Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act"; (10) "Summary of Federal Equity-Related Laws"; and (11) "Applying the Law--A Worksheet." Chapter 4, "Persistent Inequities," comprises the following sections: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Social and Economic Inequities Facing Women"; (3) "Discrimination and Inequities in Elementary and Secondary Schools"; and (4) "Persistent Inequities--Small Group Activity." Chapter 5, "Integrating Equity Concerns: A Collaborative Approach," comprises the following sections: (1) "Increasing Collaboration among Equity Staff"; (2) "Integrating Equity Concerns into SEA Activities"; (3) "Assessing Collaboration among Equity Staff--A Worksheet"; (4) "Identifying Equity Needs of SEA Staff--A Worksheet"; and (5) "A Checklist To Assess the Extent to Which Equity Concerns Have Been Integrated into SEA Activities--A Worksheet." Chapter 6 describes next steps for SEA equtiy staff and Chapter 7 provides materials on evaluation and feedback. The participant activities which accompany each chapter can be adapted for either large- or small-group meetings. Statistical data are included on nine tables and one graph. (FMW)