In "Doe v. Plyler" the court unanimously held that the denial of a free public education to illegal alien children is a violation of the equal protection clause. Examines how the court came to its conclusion. (Author/IRT)

Describes the operation of the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium, which coordinates planning for educational computing in Minnesota and delivers certain computing services to the institutions that lack the means to provide these services on their own. (Author/IRT)

Outlines several activities for meshing writing with adapted physical education. Reports that English teachers are enthusiastic about the program and that interdepartmental cooperation greatly increases the program's potential for improving students' writing skills. (Author/IRT)

Describes a computerized attendance accounting system that has reduced teacher concern with clerical tasks, brought attendance problems to the attention of parents and counselors sooner than before, and focused conferences and remediation efforts on objective computer data. (Author/IRT)

According to this research, the most effective way to reduce the stereotyped attitudes of students was to teach about the origins and harm of stereotypes. (IRT)

A comparison of bisensory media (such as audiovisual films and television) with unisensory media (such as auditory tapes and silent films) indicates that unisensory stimuli evoke more creative responses than do bisensory stimuli. (Author/IRT)

A reference base is the starting point from which an individual constructs meaning in a given context. Teachers must be aware of the reference bases of students when they give what appear to be "wrong" answers to questions. (Author/IRT)

Century III, a nonpolitical, nonsectarian research foundation, has found through the workshop process (involving both reflection and interaction) that consensus on moral standards exists. (Author/WD)

The Echo method, the Rokeach Value Survey, and the Survey on Teaching of Morals, Values, and Ethics were utilized in a recent study to identify community values. The process of values assessment serves to restore a sense of shared values to the school community. (Author/WD)

Discusses an experiment in moral education at the Cluster School, Cambridge (Massachusetts). Concludes that for those aiming for the application of moral reasoning to the life of the school, the just community approach may prove most promising. (Author/WD)

Recent findings in studies of moral education indicate that "plus-one" teachers, who function as discussion leaders and pitch moral arguments one stage above the majority of the class, are not necessary for students' moral growth. Teachers should be viewed as models and facilitators rather than producers of moral reasoning. (Author/WD)

Offers support for the view that morality and convention constitute discrete conceptual demains and undergo independent courses of development. Argues that moral education should be reexamined to insure that specific activities and responses are appropriate to the domain and to the students' developmental level. (Author/WD)

Handling discipline through methods of classroom and school management is not sufficient. Any educational program in the public schools that does not promote the development of self-direction in pupils is gravely flawed. (Author/WD)

In a three-year study, 20 schools from 12 districts tested strategies on reducing vandalism. The results showed that inappropriate student behavior decreased each year, leading to the conclusion that educators can act to reduce vandalism and inappropriate student behavior. (Author/WD)

Offers advice to educators interested in publishing articles. (WDX)