Article 3.3 states that every school district that has one or more schools with 25 percent or more minority enrollment must provide its professional staff with 60 to 90 hours of inservice preparation in the history, culture, and current problems of diverse ethnic groups. (Author/IRT)

This year the Supreme Court went further than ever before in circumscribing the ability of state legislatures to aid church-related schools. Hardest hit were the auxiliary services and instructional materials programs that many parochial educators had heretofore assumed would be constitutionally acceptable. (Author)

Analysis of data collected in six elementary schools reveals that the amount and quality of choices in school are strongly linked to positive attitudes about teachers and school and thus to learner interest. (Author)

Examines the use of police in the schools--costs, scope, cause, and problems. (IRT)

In the two groups of teachers studied, there is clear agreement that characteristics perceived as important for the ideal child and the successful student are the same. (Author)

On a test (Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity) oriented toward the language, attitudes, and life-styles of Afro-Americans, white students perform more poorly than blacks do on tests oriented toward white middle-class values, indicating that there are important dissimilarities in the cultural backgrounds of blacks and whites.…

Teachers acknowledge the need for supervision and evaluation in the schools, and they want to take part in developing or selecting evaluation instruments so they will be familiar with the criteria against which they are to be judged. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes the latest research on segregation within and between districts and on the relationships between desegregation attempts and "white flight." (IRT)

Presents reasons why "Man: A Course of Study" should be included in the social science curriculum of the intermediate grades. (IRT)

Presents arguments against the inclusion of "Man: A Course of Study" in the social science curriculum of the intermediate grades. (IRT)

Examines six areas of controversy surrounding testing--test validity, the role of affective objectives, criterion-referenced tests, test bias, IQ tests, and the effect of competition. (IRT)

Argues that standardized IQ, aptitude, and achievement tests are biased against persons of low socioeconomic status. (IRT)

Traces attempts states have made to limit the scope of collective bargaining and suggests points that should be taken into consideration in any federal collective bargaining bill. (IRT)