Although there have been many educated minority and women groups available for positions in higher education, it was not until the pressure of the growing thrust of the civil rights movement in the 1960s did colleges and universities begin to move in the direction of integration. Barriers had to be removed, not just moved. It has been apparent to…

An author of the 1966 USOE report titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity" discusses some of the criticisms leveled against the study. The most serious charge is that the study attempted to do too much. By analyzing resource inputs and levels of achievement and by trying to analyze the effects of various inputs on achievement, the…

The Manpower Administration maintains manpower programs and develops manpower plans and policy through its constituent bureaus or offices: Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Bureau of Work-Training Programs, Bureau of Employment Security, Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation and Research (since absorbed as the administrations staff), and…

With this decision the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the judgments of lower courts and found that the failure of the San Francisco school system to provide English language instruction to approximately 1,800 students of Chinese ancestry who do not speak English denies them a meaningful opportunity to participate in the public…

Studies state library agency job application forms from the 50 state libraries to determine whether these agencies comply with state and federal laws regarding fair employment practices. Findings revealed that some states violate EEOC guidelines, especially concerning job application flow data. (CDD)

Examines the court transformation of civil rights from equal opportunity and nondiscrimination to racial/gender/ethnic proportional representation. It analyzes the implications for justice and equality and suggests that it is time to restore the moral ideals of the civil rights coalition of 1964. (GR)

The greatest challenge for American industry will be to have management at all levels that is representative of the diversified workforce that is anticipated. Business must ensure fair compensation, healthy working conditions, growth and personal development opportunities, progress in the company, and pride in the value of work itself. (AF)

This report summarizes a two-volume study focusing on state administration of selected federal education programs and federal and state interactions surrounding programs for special pupils. Federal programs and civil rights provisions examined include four titles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Education for All Handicapped…

THIS CONFERENCE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE SPEECHES AND DIALOGUES OF THE PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. SOME OF THE ISSUES WHICH WERE DISCUSSED INCLUDE SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AS AFFECTED BY CURRICULUM DEMANDS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHER ATTITUDES, AND BIG CITY PLANS TO…

J. Stanley Pottinger, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division (CRD) of the Department of Justice, was invited to testify before the committee concerning the existence and extent of discrimination in the public broadcasting industry. The Justice Department was concerned with the Civil Rights Act, Title VI. Members of his…

Project Head Start was created during the heady, idealistic days of the mid-1960s. The idea for Head Start, a preschool program for disadvantaged children, emerged from the observation that, on average, poor and minority children arrive at school already behind their peers in the intellectual skills and abilities required for academic achievement.…

This is a report of the oversight hearing held in Washington, D.C., on August 19, 1980, on the federal enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws (section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964). It focuses on findings of the subcommittee's survey of forty-five selected Federal agencies which generally show underrepresentation of women and…

This curriculum, the development of which was funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, will aid teachers and school administrators in their efforts to explore with students the attitudes and skills essential to friendly and democratic relations between persons of different races, religious, national origins, and socioeconomic status…

This report presents a comprehensive compilation of federal laws affecting education and reflects the latest changes in the laws related to elementary, secondary, higher, and vocational education. The compilation includes the School Lunch and the Child Nutrition Acts. (Author/JF)

Provides a broad survey of employment discrimination lawsuits brought against libraries under various federal and state statutes. Practical pointers for librarians are drawn from these cases for their use in hiring, firing, and disciplining employees. (EM)