Teacher leadership recently has gained prominence as an important method for school improvement and reform, yet the ranks of teacher leaders do not match the racial and ethnic diversity of the students they serve. Jori S. Beck, KaaVonia Hinton, and Brandon M. Butler conducted a study of teacher leadership that garnered almost 800 survey responses…

Describes the steps the Oklahoma City schools used in implementing Title IX. (IRT)

Describes a complex case involving termination of a third-grade teacher with recurrent tuberculosis. The United States Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's ruling that the teacher's condition satisfied section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act protecting handicapped persons against discrimination. Since contagiousness was not addressed, the…

Documents the current status of women in administrative positions in education and outlines some steps that must be taken to further achieve equal employment opportunities in leadership roles. (Author/IRT)

Reviews the Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Community Affairs vs. Burdine that sought to clarify the relative burdens of the parties in employment discrimination cases. (Author/WD)

Rather than encourage massive federal or State funding for day care centers, it would be fairer and wiser to use the funds to establish a generous family assistance program. Parents could then exercise their own discretion, using or passing by day-care facilities. (Author)

Although the women's sports movement has opened up unprecedented opportunities for some women, it has left completely untouched other pervasive inequalities in male programs and may actually have widened these inequalities. (Author)

Examines the implications of such suits as those filed by Firestone and Sears challenging the manner in which civil rights legislation is being enforced by the federal government. (IRT)

Examines attitudes and practices concerning equal opportunities for women in education and work, and briefly compares the attitudes of readers of the British "Sunday Times" with the attitudes of Americans as expressed in the 1978 Gallup Poll. (IRT)

Briefly describes some programs that provide training and other support for women aspiring to become administrators. (IRT)

Cites national and State statistics indicating that women, who constitute a majority of the public education teaching profession, are not well represented in administrative positions in public education. Suggests the reason is because of sexual discrimination in promotions. Makes recommendations to education policymakers to help eliminate sex…

Summarizes relevant statutes, court cases, and guidelines in an effort to provide interviewers with information to make them confident that they are not violating the rights of those being interviewed. (Author/IRT)

Although the denial of accrued sick leave for pregnancy is not per se illegal, school districts could make a very positive step toward equal opportunity by treating pregnancy the same as all other temporary disabilities. (Author/IRT)

Indicates the Supreme Court's attitude toward the comparison of the racial composition of the faculty with that of the student body, the time Title VII came into force, and the use of applicant flow data in cases of hiring discrimination, but not what constitutes a relevant labor pool. (Author/IRT)

Explores the role of education organizations in maintaining the sexist status quo. (Author/DN)