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Salomone, Rosemary C. – Urban Education, 1982
Explores the evolution of equal educational opportunity from legal, historical, philosophical, and policy perspectives. Suggests how the goals of equal education may be pursued under "new federalism" and current economic decline, and describes the role that State legislatures and departments of education must play. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Aid
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Committee on Civil and Human Rights of Educators. – 1984
The experiences of three educationally strong, desegregated urban school systems are the subject of this report. The three school systems are Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Austin Independent School District, Texas, and the Seattle Public Schools, Washington. The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the current…
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
McCune, Shirley – 1984
This paper presents guidelines for maintaining and extending educational opportunities in a society which is changing rapidly from one based on industry to one based on information and discusses the problems involved. Education, it is argued, must be restructured, the role of state policy and decision makers must be reconsidered, and a new set of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged
Smith, Amanda J. – 1978
The North Carolina New Pioneers program to expand sex role expectations through elementary and secondary education is presented for use by generalists and other helping professionals in schools and state educational agencies. The materials presented address the following areas of concern: (1) the nature of the North Carolina Department of Public…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Models, Program Descriptions
Weible, Tom; And Others – 1983
Forming a consortium to share the financial burden of bringing microcomputer hardware and software into the schools is one way that small schools can maintain educational quality and equity in a time of rapidly increasing microcomputer technology. Six small schools in Missouri, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Elementary and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Consortia
Brown, Cynthia G. – Equity and Choice, 1985
Argues that the federal civil rights program contains flaws in preventing equal educational opportunity particularly for low-income victims of discrimination. Emphasizes the need for more government action, especially at the state level, to achieve equity goals. Analyzes current state educational policies. (SA)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Programs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Adult Education. – 1983
This booklet presents the proceedings of a conference on the relationship between bilingual education and desegregation in California. The topics covered by the speakers at the general session were: (1) Desegregation and Bilingual Education: A National Perspective; (2) Legal Requirements Related to Desegregation and Bilingual Education; (3) Role…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects