The character and impact of citizen monitoring groups are examined in this report, which evaluates groups monitoring three civil rights issues related to public education: race desegregation, sex equity, and services for the handicapped. The authors conducted site visits to study monitoring of race desegregation in 15 school systems, sex equity in…

The existence of Federal laws and policies supportive of educational equity for women was challenged with the election of President Reagan in 1980. The Reagan Administration's philosophy of providing block grants to States threatened to eliminate the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both designed…

This handbook is designed to provide the background information necessary for individuals and community groups to become involved in local vocational education programs in order to help end sex bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in such programs. The first four chapters of the handbook develop the background of the problem, providing…

These materials are intended to provide a workshop design for conducting a one-day training program for representatives of community groups who are, or want to become, involved with helping to promote sex equity within the vocational education system. The workshop is designed (1) to provide representatives of community groups with background…