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Test Your Reading Skills: Reading Job Advertisements 3
In this reading job advertisements instructional activity, 10th graders fill in 10 blanks for missing words in 10 job advertisements. A word bank is provided for students to choose answers from.
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Teaching about Islam
Ninth graders explore the effects of globalization on the Global South. In this World History instructional activity, 9th graders research a specific Islamic region. Students create a presentation that explain the effects of...
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Fighting Conservation Crime
Young scholars identify and interpret the evolution and sources of law in Canada. Students compare and contrast the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations in Canadian society. Young scholars write a...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Jfk, Lbj, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s
In this lesson plan, students will consider "JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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U.s. Commission on Civil Rights: Equal Opportunity in Education
A report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights assessing the challenges in providing equal opportunity to all in education, and the status of affirmative action.
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Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunity, and Discrimination Laws
A list of Federal Employment Laws with links taking you to each Act or Law for Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunity or Discrimination. For every link, the actual federal law is given.
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Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action
This St. Norbert College offers a research presentation that provides brief overviews of the equal employment laws, executive order 11246, and hiring processes.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Law of Large Numbers: Equal Opportunities
In this activity, students can use the Probability Simulation application to roll a fair die and explore the Law of Large Numbers. They will conduct probability experiments that involve tossing a fair die, graph the results, compare the...
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Afl Cio: Time for Working Women to Earn Equal Pay
This article discusses the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in achieving equal pay for women. Links to related articles.
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U.s. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Americans With Disabilities Act
This U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission site contains general information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education
From the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, this exhibition on Brown v. Board of Education shows much of the struggle of the Civil Rights era, not only to achieve equality in educational opportunities but to...
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University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.
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Equal Rights for Women
This site contains the text of a speech made by U.S. House Representative Shirley Chisholm on the dismal state of women's rights in 1969.
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Aclu: Title Ix the Nine
Brief biographies of nine visionary people who supported equal opportunity for women in education and sports.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Civil Rights Act, 1964 & Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This activity asks students to read, analyze, and summarize Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Equal Access Computer Labs
As increasing numbers of people with disabilities pursue educational opportunities that require computer use, accessibility of computing facilities becomes even more critical. The key is simply equal access. Everyone who needs to use a...
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Aclu: Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Equality in Education
At this resource, you can find out what rights the US Constitution guarantees you in regards to obtaining equal educational opportunities.
Read Works
Read Works: The Struggle for Equality
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives biographical information about famous African Americans who have worked hard to fight against inequality. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
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National Park Service: The Struggle for Education Equality for African American
"Canterbury, Connecticut, and Little Rock, Arkansas, are links in a chain of events representing the long struggle for equal educational opportunities for African Americans. This lesson plan highlights two important historic places and...
University of Maryland
U.s.equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Pregnancy Discrimination
This page prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission presents facts about pregnancy discrimination. Includes link to an updated condensed version.
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Card Report: Equal Credit Opportunity Act
This site gives the full text of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The first page of the site lists the sections and titles of the law so that you may click on a section and go directly to it.
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U.s. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Filing a Charge of Discrimination
This U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission site contains information on how to file a charge of employment discrimination.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: w.e.b. Du Bois
Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.
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Us Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The official site for EEOC. Identifies types of discrimination, filing a charge of discrimination, laws, regulations, and guidance.