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Volume 5, Number 3 INSIDE...
SUPREME COURT RULES IN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASE The Supreme Court remanded the Oklahoma City school desegregation case to the District Court to determine whether the school system has eliminated the vestiges of discrimination
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION POLICY ON MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS Secretary of Education designate Lamar Alexander says he will discard the Department's recent statements on race-based scholarships and order a review of the policy
SUPREME COURT AGREES TO REVIEW WHETHER JUDICIAL ELECTIONS ARE COVERED BY SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT The Supreme Court accepted for review cases from the states of Louisiana and Texas that address whether the effects test of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act applies to the election of judges
CONGRESS INTRODUCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 On January 3,1991 the Civil Rights Act of 1991 was the first bill introduced in the House of Representatives
CONGRESS INTRODUCES THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT On January 3, 1991, the Family and Medical Leave Act was introduced in the House, the second bill introduced in the House
ADA ACCESSIBILITY DRAFT REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EOUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION On February 21, 1991 the Department of Justice issued draft. regulations to enforce the public accom modations provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. EEOC issued proposed regulations to prohibit employment discrimination against persons with disabilities on February 28, 1991
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKINS RELEASES REPORT ON SCHOOL FINANCE Study issued on the impact of fiscal inequity in public schools on economically disadvantaged students
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