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Illinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. Advisory Committee on School Finance. – 1972
This document consists of a series of papers by different authors on the subject of school finance and equal educational opportunity. The papers discuss equalizing educational opportunity by means of a resource equalizer or guaranteed valuation grants-in-aid; the impact of changing school finance on metropolitan areas; and three types of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1995
In Illinois, as in other states, minorities, Blacks and Hispanics in particular, are under-represented in higher education. The historically low rates of Black and Hispanic participation in higher education raise equity and labor supply issues. This report supplements the annual report of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and provides further…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Attainment
Illinois State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Springfield. – 1996
The Illinois Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights prepared this report as part of its responsibility to advise on civil rights in Illinois and in response to an article about race relations at Proviso West High School, Hillside (Illinois) that appeared in "The New York Times." To study the racial climate and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bias, Civil Rights, Educational Environment
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Equal Educational Opportunity Section. – 1982
This monograph presents a discussion of the problems involved in implementing sex-fair coeducational classes in physical education. Suggestions, which grew out of a symposium on coeducational physical education, are offered on procedures that may be used for ability grouping, such as what type of test(s) are appropriate and when to use single or…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1978
A project was conducted to expand the career horizons of young women and young men, with particular emphasis on the increasing options for women. The first activity completed was a comprehensive report on the employment trends of women and the implications of those trends for women's participation in vocational education programs. A curriculum…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Employment Patterns
DeDeo, Carrie-Anne, Ed. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This double issue of "The Evaluation Exchange" focuses on one of the central components of complementary learning: family involvement. As outlined in the Theory & Practice article, investments in family involvement are important across ages and settings and through the co-constructed efforts and shared responsibilities of many…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Parent School Relationship, Transitional Programs, Kindergarten
Report to the Governor and General Assembly on Underrepresented Groups in Illinois Higher Education.
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 2002
This annual report presents information on minority, female, and disabled students and staff in Illinois higher education. It seeks to explain and track recent changes in representation among these groups and highlights statewide and institutional efforts to improve representation. This year's report is divided into three sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annual Reports, Black Students, Diversity (Student)

Oakes, Jeannie – Teachers College Record, 1995
Evidence from two school systems whose ability grouping and tracking systems were scrutinized in 1993 in conjunction with school desegregation cases demonstrates how grouping practices can create within-school segregation that discriminates against black and Latino students. In both cases, grouping practices created a cycle of restricted…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Discrimination
Kozol, Jonathan – Executive Educator, 1992
After visiting 30 inner-city schools in New York City, Chicago, San Antonio, Ohio, and New Jersey, the acclaimed author of "Death at an Early Age" concludes that public schools remain more separate and unequal than they were 27 years ago. Instead of embracing vouchers for school choice, we should support and fund genuine equality for all…
Descriptors: De Facto Segregation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Hinrichs, William L.; And Others – 1983
A study assessed the effect of theoretically consolidating elementary and secondary districts into unit districts in Illinois to achieve financial equity goals in that state. More specifically, the study was designed to develop a procedure for the theoretical formation of pseudo-unit school districts in Illinois using existing unit districts…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Cobb, R. Brian; Phelps, L. Allen – 1983
A study assessed access and equity with regard to mildly handicapped youth who receive vocationally oriented curricula; it also assessed the extent to which existing data and data systems are reliable indicators of access and equity in vocational education. A random sample of 293 handicapped students from secondary school districts in Illinois…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Educational Research
Hopeman, Alan R. – 1979
The primary sources of capital funds in Minnesota are the local capital expenditure levy and school district bond sales. The state provides assistance to low-wealth districts by providing a capital expenditure equalization aid program and two types of loans under the Maximum Effort School Aid Law. It has been argued that the concepts of equal…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Governor's Commission on Schools, Springfield, IL. – 1973
This report contains a history of school district organization in Illinois, a statistical profile of Illinois education today, a survey of selected districts offering quality education, and an agenda for change. Findings indicate that, of the measurable factors affecting the quality of local educational opportunity, district size is most critical.…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Illinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. Advisory Committee on School Finance. – 1972
This document consists of a series of papers by different authors on the subject of school finance and equal educational opportunity. One group of papers studies the effect of State aid on the scope of the educational program, reports on the status of capital assistance financing for the Illinois Public Schools, and illustrates the method of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1997
This report describes fiscal year 1998 grant allocations made under the Illinois Higher Education Cooperation Act (HECA) to support programs and projects involving cooperation among higher education institutions. A total of $16.59 million was allocated. Projects recommended for grant funds include 3 new and 12 continuing interinstitutional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Equal Education