State legislatures are writing more legislation to deal with the day-to-day operation of schools. Special interests, energy, inflation, and declining enrollments have all been the subject of a broad spectrum of legislation. (Author/MLF)

Educators can influence their state policies by using their political clout wisely, clarifying their motives, and generating grassroots support. (Author)

California's top educator talks about education and politics. (Author)

Reviews some of the forms school centralization has assumed, some of the problems following in its wake, and a few of the solutions undertaken to date. Optional (nontraditional) schools are singled out as a promising answer to governance difficulties. (Author/MLF)

Reviews precedent-setting decisions handed down by the courts about the right of boards of education to withdraw books and textbooks that are under attack. (Author)

Lists the leaders and the organizations that have formed the political coalition that calls itself the "New Right." Summarizes their attacks on "humanism" and recommends that educators clarify terms and inform the public of the purposes of public education in a democracy. (Author/MLF)

Boards of education should have a policy regarding censorship. It should provide for community involvement, a constructive exchange of views, and an appeal process. (Author/MLF)

The chairman of the National Pro-Family Coalition states the goals of the group. (MLF)

Examines the legal status of demands that "scientific creationism" be taught along with evolution in biology classes. (Author)

An advocate of scientific creationism states arguments for its inclusion in the public school curriculum. (MLF)

A scientist states that creationism may have a place in the schools, but as a theological doctrine, not as a scientific theory. (Author/MLF)

Presents steps that communities can take to use politics for the benefit of curriculum development. (Author/MLF)

Recounts the history of a number of professional educational associations. (MLF)

Students learn in Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI) classrooms because they respond more frequently and use their time more productively. (Author)

Reports findings from a nationwide survey of 95 school districts conducted to find out how they were coping with the effects of declining enrollments on instructional and supervisory programs. (Author)