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Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1997
The Washington state School-to-Work (STW) All Students/Special Populations Work Group developed a set of criteria to ensure equity in access, outreach, participation, and treatment for all students in the STW system. "All students and special populations" encompasses both male and female students; disadvantaged students with diverse…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report discusses how to safeguard affirmative action on college campuses. Section 1, "Threats to Affirmative Action," discusses Congressional action; state actions; and anti-affirmative action studies and reports. Section 2, "Affirmative Action Works," includes research findings; leaders' beliefs about affirmative action…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Diversity (Student)
Robinson, Nancy M.; Weimer, Linda J. – 1990
This paper discusses research on early entrance to public school and individual decisions regarding early entrance. The discussion of research findings briefly alludes to four areas of research relevant to the early admission of children to kindergarten and first grade. These areas of research concern: (1) attitudes of school personnel; (2)…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Decision Making, Early Admission, Enrollment
Rossell, Christine H. – Education Next, 2005
It was in 1968, when Martin Luther King had been assassinated, and American cities were erupting in flames because of King's violent death and the decades-long smoldering resentments from racism, that the nation's first "magnet" school opened in Tacoma, Washington. The following year, 1969, the country's second magnet school opened--this…
Descriptors: White Students, Quotas, Magnet Schools, Equal Education
Davidson, Marcia; And Others – 1990
This study examined special education services for migrant and Native American students in Northwest Educational Service District 189 in Washington State, in order to identify best practices and procedures as well as problems perceived by families and school staff. The study used a backward mapping approach, in which 54 educators, parents, and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Students, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1994
Guidelines are presented to ensure the equality of athletic programs for males and females in the Washington state schools. This guide is designed as a foundation for the development of local school and district athletic programs. The essential components for athletic program equality in Washington are: (1) athletic equity plan development; (2)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Educational Administration
Heller, Donald E., Ed.; Marin, Patricia, Ed. – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (The), 2004
A central dream of American parents is sending their kids to college. What used to be unusual has now become a necessity if young people are to have a secure life in the middle class in a post-industrial economy. As such, one basic goal of higher education policy should be to make certain that this opportunity is not foreclosed by a family's…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Higher Education
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1993
This interim report summarizes the progress and future directions of the Gender Equity Plans submitted by Washington State's public four-year universities and colleges, and its community college system. The report represents a monitoring of institutional and system efforts to address issues of gender equity affecting students in the areas…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Athletics, Colleges, Community Colleges
Mazza, Patrick – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Washington State's Initiative 200, on the ballot this November, would bar state and local governments from "discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting." Observers see the initiative as another attack on affirmative action.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Contracts, Educational Policy
Huggins, Elise M.; Celio, Mary Beth – 2002
This report examines data from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL), focusing on the achievement gap in Washington state public schools. It uses scale scores rather than simply "percentage meeting standard"; analyzes data on both individual and building levels; and displays data in many different ways designed to clarify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Accountability, American Indians
McDaniel, Robert H., Ed.; And Others – 1986
To assist state-level educational policy makers, information about the needs of rural adults and barriers to their participation in educational programs was studied in seven northwestern states. Telephone interviews gathered information from educational providers (approximately 6 in each state) and 47 rural adult learners from the region. In each…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Delivery Systems
Vadasy, Patricia; Maddox, Mary – 1992
This report presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study of issues related to educational equity for migrant, Native American and Hispanic children. Equity is defined as the provision of those resources essential for all students to fully participate in school and later, in society. Data were collected through interviews with 88 staff…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
Washington Education Association, Seattle. – 1983
In February 1983, a symposium was held to ensure that multicultural and equity education issues are not left unattended in Washington State's public schools as new educational challenges present themselves. Participants were 80 individuals representing a cross section of geographic areas, ethnic groups, and key professions from 21 different school…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Computers, Cultural Pluralism
Sherman, Jane C. – 1991
This report summarizes the gender equity self-studies and plans for all six of the public, four-year universities and colleges in the State of Washington, as well as from the 27-member community college system. The evaluation encompassed 10 major areas: (1) the adoption of a nondiscrimination statement; (2) compliance procedures; (3) academic…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Athletics, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1976
Developed to enable teachers, counselors, and administrators in local school districts to provide Mexican American parents and students with needed information regarding student rights and responsibilities, this Spanish translation for the state of Washington provides general information concerning state regulations which school districts and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Discipline Policy