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McGuinness, Aims – Education Commission of the States, 2016
A decade ago, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (the National Center) issued a policy brief, "State Capacity for Higher Education Policy." The National Center's core recommendation: States must have a broad-based, independent, credible public entity with a clear charge to increase the state's educational…
Descriptors: State Policy, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Palmadessa, Allison L. – Community College Review, 2017
Purpose: America's College Promise (ACP) is a legislative initiative introduced by President Obama to increase access to higher education, to build the economy, and to support his earlier American Graduation Initiative. This legislation has the potential to settle among the ranks of the most influential federal higher education aid and access…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Higher Education, Access to Education, Educational Policy
Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1983
The administration of public schools has been affected by Federal legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex. Two recent Supreme Court decisions that have expanded the rights of female employees under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have led to renewed efforts…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Administration
English, Ashley – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2009
In 2006, the George W. Bush Administration issued new Title IX regulations that allow for sex-segregated classrooms and schools in public, non-vocational elementary and secondary schools. These regulations provide schools with another condition that allows them to provide sex-segregated programs as long as they meet an "important governmental…
Descriptors: Single Sex Classes, Equal Education, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Eckes, Suzanne Elizabeth; McCall, Stephanie D. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2014
Purpose: This article examines the role social science has played in litigation involving public single-sex educational programs. It also explores a body of social science research related to gender and education that we believe could assist the courts and school leaders in better examining the possibilities and the limitations of single-sex…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Single Sex Schools, Court Litigation, Gender Issues
Riley, Bob – 1976
To collect data for this study, a total of 279 questionnaires were mailed to school superintendents selected from a stratified random sample of public school districts in Texas. A total of 238, or 86 percent, of the questionnaires was returned. The study was designed (1) to describe some of the factors that directly affect the administration of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Affirmative Action, Athletics, Comparative Analysis
Haft, William – National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NJ1), 2009
A contract is about commitment and responsibility. It is about the commitment that two or more parties make and the responsibility to deliver on those commitments. When school developers and authorizers turn a charter application into a contract, the relationship transforms: it shifts from aspiration to expectation and from theory to practice. The…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Contracts, School Administration, Legal Responsibility
Davis, Michelle R. – Education Week, 2004
This article discusses President Bush's own view of promoting civil rights. Mr. Bush has sought to redefine the discussion of civil rights in education. Instead of focusing on racial integration in public schools, for instance, the president has emphasized the achievement gap between minority and white students. He has spoken of school choice as a…
Descriptors: Presidents, White Students, School Choice, Religious Discrimination
Mertz, Norma T. – 2002
It is clear that women have made progress in advancing into the ranks of school administration since the passage of Title IX, and equally clear that they have not achieved parity with men. Recognizing the problems posed by the absence of reliable, comparative data, and considering the need for longitudinal studies to be able to address the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Data Collection, Educational History, Educational Research
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1977
As part of its attempt to develop a model program for increasing sex equity among school administrators, the Sex Equity in Educational Leadership Project (SEEL) hosted a weekend conference for 150 Oregon educators. Conference activities documented in the first four chapters of this report include summaries of the workshops on Administration As a…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Affirmative Action, Conference Reports
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1998
A collaboration of the major public Alaska education entities commemorates two key milestones of gender equity in education: (1) the 25th anniversary of Title IX of the federal 1972 Education Amendments, that prohibits gender discrimination against students and employees of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education institutions; and (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Females, Higher Education
National Center for History in the Schools, Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
This pamphlet provides information to help teachers, students, parents, and the community at large to examine whether there is equal access to and opportunity in education for males and females in the Iowa schools. Recognition of the importance of gender equity in education is reflected in both state and federal law. This document describes the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
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Vargyas, Ellen J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1993
A court decision allowing monetary damages for intentional violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is seen as dramatically changing enforcement of the principal federal law against sex discrimination. Its treatment of sexual harassment is also considered. Implications for Title IX enforcement in colleges and universities are…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Federal Legislation
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Mead, Julie F. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2003
Provides brief review of single-gender programs in public elementary and secondary schools; discusses Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment and Title IX; analyzes the legality of single-gender programs; highlights several policy issues regarding the constitutionality of such programs. (Contains 2 tables and 42 references.)(PKP)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Olivas, Michael A.; Denison, Kathleen McCartan – Journal of College and University Law, 1984
Six of the 22 Supreme Court decisions in the 1981-82 term concerning or affecting higher education are discussed. The cases concerned sex discrimination, tuition-free public schooling for undocumented children, residency status, dormitory drug search, student religious groups using school facilities, and the scope of Title IX. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
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