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Download full textBranz-Spall, Angela; Wright, Al – 2004
The emergence of migrant advocates was sparked by the 1960 telecast of the documentary "Harvest of Shame." In the first step forward, Congress enacted a program establishing migrant health centers in 1961. In 1965 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed, in which Title I promised special educational help for disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedMiddleton, Renee A.; Harley, Debra A.; Rollins, Carolyn W. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1999
Provides a historical link between the civil rights movement in the 1960s and the disability rights movement. The origins of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are discussed from the sociopolitical context at the time of their passage. Links are drawn between these laws,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Context Effect
National Inst. for Child Support Enforcement, Chevy Chase, MD. – 1986
The Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1985, the most significant child support enforcement measures taken by the United States Federal Government since the Child Support Enforcement Program was created in 1975, are discussed in this document. Also discussed are the history of enforcing child support payments and methods for dealing with…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Children, Childrens Rights, Federal Legislation
Graham, Hugh Davis – 1983
Archive-based historical analysis brings a perspective to policy studies that is lacking in individual case studies. The recently opened Kennedy and Johnson archives facilitate an internal analysis of the evolution of education policy formulation in the 1960s from the perspective of the executive branch. The central thread of continuity for such…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Archives, Decision Making
