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Bloom, Jennifer, Ed. – 1991
The 36 lessons collected in this publication are designed to introduce students to the rights of the accused and provide a scholarly study of these rights, exploring historical development as well as current application. Lessons are provided for all grade levels. The topics covered include the Bill of Rights, criminal rights amendments, juvenile…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. Work Force Programs Dept. – 1994
This publication presents a series of steps that can be used by employers to initiate or modify a diversity program. It is based on a study of a nationally recognized model developed by the City of San Diego. Fifteen steps that are considered elements of San Diego's success are described, using the city's experience. The steps are as follows:…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional)
Wishnietsky, Dan H. – 1994
This position paper asserts that sexual harassment in educational settings constitutes a serious problem and is on the increase, if the number of court cases involving alleged incidents of harassment in education is any indicator. Members of the academic community appear reluctant to confront incidents of sexual harassment and develop proactive…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Abuse, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Stevenson, Marshall F., Jr. – 1991
In the early 1940s the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) created its Committee to Abolish Racial Discrimination (CARD), whose members were pioneers in the attempt within the U.S. labor movement to overcome the divisiveness of racial discrimination. Although the CIO's racial policies were a significant advancement over those of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black History, Black Organizations, Civil Rights
Siegel, Peter; Feinberg, Rosa Castro – 1982
The meaning of the Supreme Court's decision affirming the rights of undocumented alien children to attend public schools free of charge and the impact of this and recent decisions on other issues relating to national origin minority students are discussed in this memorandum. Among the other issues are the status of non-immigrant children legally…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education

Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
Of the 2 million children suspended from school each year, a disproportionate number are minority youth who, although they make up only 5 percent of the school population, comprise 40 percent of all suspensions and expulsions. The United States Supreme Court has issued several rulings to protect students from arbitrary and capricious imposition of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Due Process
Buchser, Linda – 1982
Reviewing literature on educational finance and law, this paper analyzes the rationale for the recent school finance reform movement and recounts the movement's progress from 1965 to 1979. An overview of the problem discusses state equalization programs' ability to provide financial equity and the relationship of financial equity to equal…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Trends
Waterson, Margaret – 1987
Recognizing the importance of compliance with Title IX, this manual provides an implementation guide for all members of the school community. The manual is organized into 16 topics including: (1) summarization of the Title IX legislation; (2) Title IX's importance to sound educational policy; (3) explanation of who is responsible for compliance;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1987
In relation to law enforcement and the courts, the press serves to inform the public about crimes and how government institutions deal with them. The press also plays a crucial role in assuring that the rights of individuals guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment are protected. The issue of prejudice, caused by news coverage of crime and criminal…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Courts
Sadker, Myra – 1976
This booklet was developed to assist education agencies and institutions in ensuring compliance with Title 9 of the Education Amendments of 1972. The elimination of sex discrimination in policies and practices relating to the admission and treatment of students and the operation of student programs is one of the requirements of Title 9. The…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Due Process, Equal Protection, Freedom of Speech
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
A petition was brought by the Regents of the University of California against Allan Bakke, contending that the Davis campus medical school program is in compliance with constitutional law. The University's argument for the case is presented in this document. The history of racial discrimination in medical education is reviewed. The characteristics…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1982
Reproduced here are the text of the 1982 Supreme Court decision "Plyler v. Doe" and its companion cases, "In Re Alien Children Litigation." An introductory statement explains that in this opinion the Court struck down a Texas law prohibiting tuition-free education for children of illegal aliens, on the grounds that education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Leslie, David W. – 1978
Three areas of court litigation pose challenges to the administration of higher education. First, developments in equal protection and related areas promise reassessment of the distribution of educational finances. Both federal and state court cases suggest a shift from a requirement of equal educational opportunity to equal educational effects.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Due Process
Niederman, Nancy S. – 1977
Although there were improvements in salary levels, percentage and total numbers of blacks employed in Kentucky State government between 1974 and 1975, a disproportionate number of blacks were still concentrated in a few job categories, primarily in the lower half of the pay scale. Major agencies such as transportation, agriculture, and state…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection, Government Employees
Featherman, David L.; Hauser, Robert M. – 1975
This paper on sexual inequalities and socioeconomic achievement in the U.S. addresses the question of change in the processes of socioeconomic allocation for men and women during the period 1962-73. Data comparing married spouse-present men and their wives are drawn from an analysis of the 1962 socioeconomic stratification study,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Civil Rights, Employment Opportunities