Hi all,
Somehow in the technical problems we've been experiencing, the text of
the press release I sent earlier was deleted. Sorry about that, and
here it is.
Paula
pfleming@edc.org
News Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
01/03/00 Paula M. Fleming
800-225-3088
New Gender Equity Curriculum Strengthens Students' Ability
to Value Diversity
The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Equity Resource
Center at Education Development Center, Inc., in Newton,
Massachusetts, announces the publication of Raising the
Grade, a collection of fun and interesting activities that
will strengthen sixth through twelfth graders' ability to
work together effectively across the diversity of gender,
race, national origin, and disability.
The curriculum examines gender bias issues, the role media
plays in defining gender roles, and nine areas of education
directly affected by Title IX:
· Access to Higher Education
· Athletics
· Career Education
· Employment
· Learning Environment
· Math and Science
· Sexual Harassment
· Standardized Testing
· Treatment of Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Designed to be used throughout the learning period, on
its own, as part of a thematic unit, or across the
curriculum, Raising the Grade will help students recognize
that they can take action to make gender equity a reality in
all areas of their lives.
The curriculum will cost $17.00 and will be available
from the Women's Educational Equity Act Equity Resource
Center at 800-793-5076.
The national WEEA Equity Resource Center at EDC is
funded by the United States Education Department. Its
mission is to work with schools, community organizations,
businesses, and individuals to publish and market
gender-fair education products; to disseminate the latest
resources for multicultural gender-fair education; and to
provide direct assistance to school systems, administrators,
and teachers who are working toward acceptance of all people
without regard to gender, race, class, language, or
disability.
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