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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Switching School Board Function to a Futuristic Orientation.
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Coleman, Don; Lawrence, John – Rural Educator, 1984
Suggests school boards separate from day-to-day administrative operations, concentrate on futuristic five-year plans, and work with a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in subgroups to study all areas of responsibility in order to respond to rising median population age and emerging high-tech society. Would provide optimum accountability and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Community Involvement
School and Community: Are They on a Collision Course?
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Smith, Howard B. – Rural Educator, 1984
The community and the public school system are on a head-on collision course. Community concerns are taxes, poor teaching, and school responsibility for social ills. Educators "know" what is best and perceive challenges as threats to their integrity. The situation intensifies in rural settings. Good communication can alleviate dissonance/mistrust.…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Community Attitudes, Conflict, Educational Attitudes