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Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 2002
Under a legislative mandate from the state of Washington, this report provides updated information on gender equity at each of the public institutions of higher education in Washington and at the community and technical colleges, as applicable. A look at student support and services shows that pay scales in student employment are not…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Equal Education, Higher Education, Nondiscriminatory Education
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Ginorio, Angela B.; Huston, Michelle; Frevert, Katie; Seibel, Jane Bierman – Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2002
Provides an overview and discusses outcomes of the Rural Girls in Science (RGS) program which was developed to foster interest in science, engineering, and mathematics among rural high school girls in the state of Washington. Replaces initial guiding concepts (self-esteem and scientific pipeline) with science-affirming and affirming science…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Equal Education, Gender Issues, Mathematics Education
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1983
The 1982-83 Team Building/Building Teams Project, developed by the Washington State Sex Equity in Education Program staff, is described in this report. The focus of the project is described as district team-building with building level implementation of the district's identified needs in attaining sex equity in education. Project summaries are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Program Descriptions, Program Improvement
Hearne, Jill T. – 1986
This report on sex equity in mathematics and science education focuses primarily on the situation in Washington State schools. The report is divided into eight sections. Section I explains why the problem is an equity issue: Despite progress in other areas, girls continue to lag behind boys in enrollment and achievement in mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Olympia School District, WA. – 1976
This pamphlet explains the legal rights of women in the state of Washington. Women's rights are included under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits federal financial assistance to any educational institution which practices sex discrimination. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended by the Equal Employment…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1980
In order to acquaint Indian and non-Indian educators, legislators, and other concerned individuals with the status of Indian education in all 50 states, data has been gathered regarding policy statements that are under consideration or have already been implemented by state boards of education and state legislation, appropriations, and resolutions…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 2000
This document reports on the implementation of two bills adopted by the Washington State legislature in 1989 to achieve gender equity in higher education. The gender equity statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender against any student, and, in particular, it forbids discrimination in student assistance and services, academic…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Higher Education
Enberg, Mary Lou – 1977
The purpose of this handbook is to assist school districts in their formulation of policies and strategies related to equal opportunity in physical education, recreation and athletics. Five aspects of policy implementation: (1) all involved, particularly personnel in the public education system, must accept both the advantages and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
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Brown, Susan K.; Hirschman, Charles – Sociology of Education, 2006
Changes in affirmative action policies in some states create possibilities for "natural experiments" to observe the effect of public policy on racial and ethnic inequality in American society. This study measured the impact of Initiative 200, a ballot measure that eliminated affirmative action in Washington State, on the transition from…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Policy, Affirmative Action, Educational Policy
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1995
Guidelines are presented to ensure sex equity in the Washington state public schools. A legislative mandate requires the Superintendent of Schools to apply provisions of the sex equity statutes to any activity conducted by or on behalf of a school district. Every year, one third of the state's 296 school districts are required to complete an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Office for Equity Education. – 1985
This paper, which consists of two parts, suggests criteria for the consideration of Washington State school superintendents engaged in creating racially integrated schools. Part I identifies components of an integrated school district, focusing on: access to schools, classes, and programs; staffing; facilities; curriculum; parental involvement;…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1980
This guide was designed to assist in the assessment of the level of implementation of Washington State's anti-sex discrimination legislation in educational programs and activities. The monitoring guide contains two major sections: a monitoring standards check list and an on-site review packet. The check list provides an overview of the specific…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1979
This report describes the programs, policies, and strategies developed and implemented by the Tacoma school board in its successful desegregation effort. Particular attention is given to the role that strong school leadership, staff commitment, innovative program planning, and good communication within the community played in helping Tacoma…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Strategies, Community Attitudes, Desegregation Effects
Progress: A Report of Desegregation Trends in the States, 1979
This report on desegregation includes an article by Senator M. Morris Jackson concerning desegregation in Ohio, and several brief reports on desegregation trends in California, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington. Senator Jackson's article discusses the findings of Ohio's Joint Select Committee on School Desegregation, a bipartisan…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Elmore, Richard F. – 1990
Controlled educational choice, defined as parental or student choice of educational programs within the public school system that is regulated for public purposes, has become a leading proposal for educational reform. This paper reviews evidence from three working models of choice: the Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options program (PEO), the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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