Good research does not mean good policy, but policy or legal conclusions that rely on false assumptions are certain to be bad. When the rights of U.S. students of color are at stake, the Supreme Courts need the best research findings the country can offer. The U.S. Constitution contains sweeping and undefined terms. Reaching a conclusion about the…

This article reviews the impacts of the civil rights policies framed in the 1960s and the anti-civil rights political and legal movements that reversed them. It documents rising segregation by race and poverty. The policy reversals and transformation of U.S. demography require a new civil rights strategy. Vast immigrations, the sinking White…

This article describes one researcher's journey as an experimental psycholinguist through changes in practice and policy in the education of English language learners in the United States from the 1970s to the present day. The development of key debates on issues such as bilingualism, language of instruction, and the inclusion of English language…

An opinion survey on sex-equity concerns was conducted for a sample of educational researchers (128 males, 138 females). Results indicated strong male-female differences on issues related to professional employment (such as reverse bias and equity in work assignments). However, most of the sample opposed sex-specific references and supported…

This commentary was designed to accompany a series of articles in "Educational Researcher," vol. 35, no. 1, a theme issue entitled "Moving Beyond "Gratz" and "Grutter"--The Next Generation of Research." The author discusses the role of education research in civil rights litigation, drawing on historical…

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) must actively promote equality and affirmative action for women in view of current federal policy's negative impact on equity. AERA needs to focus on issues concerning women's traditional roles, knowledge about women and humankind, and women's professional roles in education. (Author/MJL)