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Kronholz, June – Education Next, 2012
A growing body of research says there is a link between afterschool activities and graduating from high school, going to college, and becoming a responsible citizen. Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg, whose book, "You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25," discusses afterschool activities. He suggested…
Descriptors: School Activities, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1981
This report outlines the rights of parents as consumers of educational programs as they are described under Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs which receive Federal financial assistance. The report concentrates on what parents can expect from a school district in relation to the school's legal and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Programs
McCune, Shirley; Matthews, Martha – 1978
This 2-day workshop package was developed to address the needs of members of community groups, parents, and other persons not employed by school systems with regard to Title IX and sex equity. The role of the community in reinforcing sex fairness and eliminating sex bias in teacher education curricula and in the classroom is the focus of this…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Role, Educational Change
Cunningham, Donna – 1993
This manual was developed to help parents understand some of the role conflicts present in their children's lives and to provide basic information on promoting better sex equity in schools. An introduction is followed by sections on relevant legislation, parents' status in their children's schools, ways of promoting better sex equity in schools,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Career Planning, Classroom Environment
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Equal Educational Opportunity Section. – 1982
Designed for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators, this annotated bibliography cites over 200 sex equity resources available from the Illinois State Board of Education Media Resource Center. Print and media materials are divided into 20 categories, including athletics, counseling, early childhood education, employment, fine arts,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Athletics, Biographies, Career Education
McGhehey, M. A., Ed. – 1981
This volume is a collection of 21 papers concerning law and education presented by speakers of widely divergent points of view at the annual convention of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE). The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and do not represent any policy determination of NOLPE. The…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Copyrights