Computer equity is the equal opportunity for each individual to use a computer and learn the same subjects at the same level. Every community has some aspect of computer inequity, be it based on gender, income level, race, age, academic achievement, geography, or subject matter. The community activist who wants to promote equal access to computers…

This report opens with a bleak picture of the kind of mathematics now taught within American classrooms. The situation for minority students is viewed as particularly grim. The Ford Foundation has launched a major national effort to improve minority students' performance in mathematics and to help mathematics teachers improve the quality of their…

This collection of papers deals with various aspects of the black female experience in America. "The Black Woman in Transition" discusses the effects of sexism and racism on black women with particular reference to employment and education; it is noted that black women, in comparison with other groups in society, suffer a proportionately higher…

This paper examines the research on "pull out," a method or type of school organization for remedial teaching of Title I eligible pupils. Four major issues addressed are: (1) the educational benefits of pulling students out of the daily routine to provide them with compensatory education services; (2) the impact of such action on…

THIS ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT CONTAINS FIVE ARTICLES, EACH DEALING WITH QUESTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THE FIRST EXPLORES CHARACTERISTICS, PROBLEMS, AND OPPORTUNITIES INHERENT IN THE CONSTRASTING ROLES OF STUDENTSHIP, AND MEMBERSHIP, AND CALLS FOR A BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO ROLES. A SECOND ARTICLE POINTS TO THE NEED TO…

TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WHICH INDICATED THAT RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION DAMAGE THE PERSONALITIES OF ALL CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH THIS TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED IN REFERENCE TO DE JURE SCHOOL SEGREGATION, IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THE SAME KIND OF DAMAGE IS DONE TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND DE FACTO SCHOOLS,…

This bibliography provides narrative summaries of 31 articles and books dealing with affirmative action in higher education that appeared between 1972 and 1977. The bibliography is aimed at students of the social sciences, educators, and administrators of institutions of higher education. The research reported on deals with the analysis of…

A recent Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR 151) called for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to prepare a plan to provide for addressing and overcoming, by 1980, ethnic, economic, and sexual underrepresentation in the makeup of student bodies as compared to the general composition of recent high school graduates. This…

This publication is a revised version of a monograph that was originally prepared to provide background information for a 1974 conference on affirmative action in employment and education. In its present form, it is intended to provide technical support for schools in their efforts to implement Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX…

There is no final answer to the question of whether a school district with non-English-speaking students has a legal obligation to provide a bilingual-bicultural education for those students. School districts subject to the provision of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may be required to provide the Office of Civil Rights with a plan for…

During March, 1974, members of twenty-two organizations, representing various administrative levels of education and community groups concerned with issues relating to civil rights and equal educational opportunities, met to discuss stereotyping in education. Issues covered in discussion and workshop groups included sex role, religious and ethnic…

Hearings on Mexican American education, held for 4 days in August of 1970 before the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, are recorded in this publication. Witnesses before the committee included Mexican American educators from California and Texas. Presentations by these witnesses emphasized such areas as language and…

Examination of the relationships between achievement ratings and interaction variables suggest that teachers interpret the same student behavior in different ways depending upon the student's race. With increased understanding of the student characteristics and behaviors influencing the formation of differential teacher perceptions, it would be…

Five legal questions are discussed in the conflict between the move to institute minimum competency testing (MCT) for students and the effort to protect the educational rights of handicapped children. The threshold question is whether handicapped children should be subject to the same MCT requirements as the non-handicapped. (PS)

The continuing popularity of Buffalo's 12 year old magnet school program proves that the program is successful in the following: 1) providing equity for minority and majority - students; 2) attracting integrated student bodies; 3) offering innovative educational opportunities that meet student needs; and 4) providing parents and teachers a major…