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United States Contribution to Children's Rights: An Overview of the 20th Century.
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Lascarides, V. Celia – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1992
Reviews some of the institutions, legislation, and court decisions that represent state and federal efforts in the United States on behalf of children, including White House Conferences on Children and Youth, the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921, the National School Lunch Act of 1946, the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation
Eight Models for Explaining States' Total Spending for People with Developmental Disabilities in the United States.
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Campbell, Edward M.; Fortune, Jon; Heinlein, Ken B. – 2000
This report investigated the financial expenditures of states for services for individuals with developmental disabilities and examined the factors that influenced the level of expenditure. Eight multiple-regression models are presented which explain 70 to 88 percent of the variation in states' total expenditures. In addition to the obvious…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation
Striving for the Best: New Mexico's Need to Strengthen Parent Involvement in Public Schools. NCLB and Recommendations Regarding the Vital Role of Parents and Guardians in Achieving Student and School Success
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Appleseed, 2008
Parent involvement in New Mexico, and around the nation, is an essential element in the success of students and their schools. This simple point anchors the federal law known as the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). NCLB establishes state, district and school requirements designed to promote more effective parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
A Look at Comparing State Aid to Local School Districts on an Interstate Basis.
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Hubbard, Ben C.; Hickrod, G. Alan – 1975
The United States Supreme Court decision in the Rodriguez case does not make unequal educational opportunity between students any less of a moral injustice. It is immaterial whether these students are in different school districts in the same state, or in different school districts in different states. There is a role for the federal government in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Costs, Court Litigation
Toward Meaningful and Equal Educational Opportunity. Report of Public Hearings on Bilingual-Bicultural Education.
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California State Legislature, Sacramento. Assembly Special Subcommittee on Bilingual - Bicultural Education. – 1976
This report summarizes testimony taken from 103 witnesses during six public hearings on bilingual-bicultural education held between October 27 and December 9, 1975 in San Diego, Los Angeles, Fresno, and San Francisco by the Special Subcommittee on Bilingual-Bicultural Education of the California State Assembly. The report is divided into four…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
An Assessment of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Situation in the United States. Volume II: Findings.
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1976
An immediate assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation was conducted between August 1975 and January 1976. The assessment described the elements affecting these farmworkers; discussed current and projected changes in migration patterns; analyzed the effects of inflation and of changes in agricultural demand and production on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Ancillary Services, Court Litigation, Demography