Describes a fifth grade social studies program that aims to sensitize children to the problems of sexism in American society. (Author/ED)

Author urges educators to be guardians and promulgators of the basic social verities. Parity in education must take the place of elitism. (Editor)

This is the 1980 annual report of the Women's Educational Equity Act Program. The report's introduction outlines the history of the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and describes the program's goals. A statistical summary of the distribution of financial grants is presented, with grants listed by geographical region, type of applicant, and…

This handbook was developed at the Institute for Equality in Education held at the University of Arizona. The handbook is divided into three sections. Part I, the introduction, is designed to provide background material on sex equity. Included are an article describing the Institute, relevant definitions, a summary of Federal anti-discrimination…

This bibliography on nonsexist, nonracist children's literature contains lists of more than 150 articles, 15 documents abstracted and indexed in ERIC, 19 alternative publishers of children's books, 15 indexes and abstracts, 33 sources of book reviews for children's books, and almost 150 books and pamphlets. (JM)

This document analyzes different approaches to the goal of equal educational opportunity and discusses the judicial role in achieving it. One approach argues that equal dollars or equal facilities and services must be provided to each pupil. Some people have contended that racially segregated schools deprive minority students of an equal…

Since it has repeatedly been made clear by the United States Supreme Court that the provision of education is not a function of the Federal Government, the constitutions and laws of the 50 States become of primary importance in determining what rights, if any, are available to children and others for an education. This paper, one of a series…

The Office of Civil Rights is faced with a myriad of problems concerning discrimination on college campuses. The problems range from cases concerning racial discrimination to sex discrimination in both student body and faculty makeup. Therefore, a series of affirmative action plans have been stipulated for those colleges and universities who are…

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded Keyes v Denver to the district court for further proceedings. In past hearings, the court had concluded that minority populations in Denver were receiving an inferior instructional program in violation of constitutional and legal rights. After remand from the Supreme Court, the court requested assistance in…

Article discusses the Serrano v. Priest case and feels that unequal funding of school districts can not be justified by appeal to the unequal wealth of the communities in which they are located. (Author/GB)

The community college can provide enlightened counseling procedures, courses in child care, and active recruitment to help retain and develop latent talents of women. (RN)

Offers arguments about the nature of sexism and sex differences. (JL)

The article focuses on the provisions of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) which involve nondiscriminatory assessment procedures. The author proposes the use of nondiscriminatory decision-making processes using data obtained from intervention effectiveness statistics rather than norm referenced tests. (PHR)

Demonstrates how to incorporate collaborative learning into the mathematics curriculum. The method is based on the Academic Mastery Program (AMP) at Occidental College, a program that promotes achievement in mathematics by helping students to organize their lives around their academic interests. Describes in detail the format of the weekly two-…

This article outlines recommendations by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers for attainment of gender equity in school mathematics learning within the following domains: teaching methods and resources, curricula, assessment techniques, school system policies, and community attitudes. (JJK)