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Direct linkGarces, Liliana M.; Ambriz, Evelyn; Pedota, Jackie – Educational Researcher, 2022
Over the last 3 years, the advocacy organization Speech First has filed six lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of bias response teams on the grounds that they violate free speech. Bias response teams are university-wide committees that respond to reports of racially charged incidents on college campuses to promote institutional goals of…
Descriptors: Bias, Crisis Management, College Environment, Court Litigation
Download full textSargent, Laurence R.; And Others – 1981
The task force report examines the civil rights, definitional issues, assessment, classification, and placement issues related to the adaptive behavior deficiencies of mild mentally disabled pupils in Iowa. Specific sections speak to the following areas: the adaptive behavior issue, functions of the task force on adaptive behavior, suggestions for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mild Mental Retardation
Tacke, Diane L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
In recent years, colleges and universities have begun efforts to reduce their energy costs, an initiative that can not only save an institution money, but also strengthen relationships across campus. Board leadership has been central to this endeavor in setting goals, prioritizing projects, and financing those projects. Using her experiences with…
Descriptors: Costs, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Conservation
Elliot, Ian – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Examines the efforts of an elementary school in Iowa to combine Basic School and multi-age instruction. Quotes from teachers to describe how (trying not just to educate children but to teach them how to manage their own education) the school's curriculum is structured around big ideas and broad concepts that provide multiple entry points for the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedMaurer, Steve – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Describes Iowa's use of the term "mental disability" rather than mental retardation and an IQ cutoff score of 85 for classification of mental disability. Revised draft guidelines for the identification of mental disability are presented that contain four criteria, including an IQ cutoff score of 75. (CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Iowa Kids Count Initiative, Des Moines. – 1995
Two booklets, "A Blueprint for Iowa's Young: Implementation Directions for the Framework Paper," and "Investing in Families, Prevention and School Readiness: Working Draft of a Framework Paper" present a framework for creation of a blueprint for implementation and management of community investment initiatives. The framework is…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Community Resources, Cost Effectiveness
