The key to understanding the Great Neck case appears to lie in what it is that board members, the community, and school administrators perceive to be the legitimate role of board incumbents and the superintendent. (Author)

A Chicago inner-city high school that attempted "top-down" innovations without true teacher participation finds that little has changed, according to a teacher who has been case historian. (Author)

Discusses the report of the California Commission for the Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE) and the preliminary plan of the implementation committee. (IRT)

Presents information on the changing scene of juvenile justice. Includes information on recent court decisions, the disposition of offenders in juvenile court, and recent legislation. (IRT)

Concludes that there are serious problems with the "research" on which Coleman based his conclusions about white flight, that there is only a tenuous connection between Coleman's research results and his antibussing political opinions, and that the episode raises difficult problems concerning the influence of social science on public policy.…

Test scores reflect the unfairness of social and environmental conditions. The remedy is not the elimination of the test or alteration of skills demanded by the school, so that there will be no need for such tests, but the elimination of learning inequalities and social inequalities. (Author)

The following are the 10 top problems of the public schools as viewed by the public: lack of discipline; integration/busing; lack of proper financial support; difficulty in getting "good teachers"; size of school/classes; use of drugs; poor curriculum; crime; lack of proper facilities; and pupils' lack of interest. (Author)

Argues that the manner in which affirmative action is being administered is creating reverse discrimination and lowering standards in the universities. (IRT)

Attempts to put the current controversy over affirmative action in perspective by reviewing the relevant legislation. (IRT)

Although some nontraditional drug education programs work, most programs are either ineffective or actually increase the use of drugs. (Author/IRT)

Recounts a successful implementation of the School Health Curriculum Project in an elementary school. Development of the program has been supported by the federal Bureau of Health Education, Center for Disease Control, and the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health. (Author/IRT)

Suggests that the teacher's role should emphasize prevention rather than remediation of alcohol abuse and provides sources of instructional materials on alcohol and places of help for parents and students with alcohol-related problems. (Author/IRT)

Teachers in an Indiana junior high use the daily newspaper to motivate students to read, to encourage group participation, and to increase student awareness of the problems in society, of the relations between the races, and of the importance of knowing enough to hold down a job. (Author/IRT)