In a study of six schools, neither students nor teachers wished student power to predominate over that of teachers and the principal. However, both groups favored increases in student decision making. (Author/GC)

The Colorado school finance system, which has been sued as unconstitutional because of disparities among school district expenditures per pupil, is described. Inequalities in taxation and in the provision of education to economically disadvantaged and minority group students throughout the country are discussed. (GC)

This study examines changes between 1970 and 1975 in the distribution of educational resources within all the States. The analysis considers both the disparities in expenditures and the relation between these disparities and local wealth. The costs of achieving a range of equalization goals are also presented. (Author/GC)

The author's case, made for affirmative action, is correctly aimed, but it lacks the full, disciplined forethought that is both necessary and expected. (Author)

The author reviews the accomplishments of American elementary and secondary education. Among the issues addressed are the government's role in education and the positive and negative aspects of different types of achievement tests. (GC)

Industrialization, democracy, and competition, basic traits of American life, have contributed toward standardizing expectations of how children should perform. Standardized tests, and labeling some children as "slow," make it difficult for children with unusual learning styles to achieve. Teachers too often teach for the test score rather than…

While minimum competency testing may cause education to become less pluralistic, its effect will weigh most heavily upon those who fail to pass the tests. Because such testing does nothing to improve teaching or learning, one result will be to hold the student responsible for the educational system's failure. (Author/GC)

Researchers are unsure whether the superior academic achievement of Asian Americans results from the degree of acculturation to the dominant group, or from distinct cultural values and socialization. This paper examines the relationship between Asian American achievement and their socioeconomic status, attitudes, and ethnicity. (Author/GC)

This is a posthumous eulogy of the accomplishments of Martin D. Jenkins in the areas of Black education and the study of intellectually superior Black children. (GC)

The editorial board of Forum states that, with few exceptions (immediately after the two world wars; in the period 1955-1965), the birth rate has shown a long-term decline since the late nineteenth century. This represents an unprecedented opportunity to bring about improvement in the quality of education. (KC)

The author suggests that a "new will" is needed in restructuring the school system in England to meet the needs of the twenty-first century, especially for the 16 to 19 year old. She believes the job market will be sparse for teenagers, except for those who are highly skilled. (KC)

The author believes that, although there are negative aspects to the declining school enrollment in the primary schools in England (e.g., teacher redeployment, teacher unemployment, school closures), this phenomenon could give rise to a higher general standard of living and better educational opportunities for all. (KC)

The author describes the proposed closure, which parents are attempting to prevent, of a small neighborhood school. Their argument is that parental involvement is the most significant single factor of success in school. (KC)

The author suggests that vertical grouping (children of different ages, usually a two or three year span, are in the same class) has many advantages, especially in the area of social learning. (KC)

Using the benefits to students and teachers alike in mathematics classes as an example, the author describes a successful attempt to group students vertically (students of different ages in the same class) in a combined high school and community college. (KC)