Argues that the mood of today's racial climate, the ideological demands of many minority social scientists, and the governmental research and funding policies all come together and suggest a racial change in the search for knowledge, and in the methodology and values of social science research. (Author/JM)

Examines state revenue sources. Discusses the economic, demographic, and political factors affecting state spending over the past two decades. Predicts that the 1990s will be characterized by annual increases in educational spending that are far less than the expected rate of inflation. (FMW)

Examines the following trends affecting the professional status of teachers: (1) practice boards; (2) teacher centers; (3) mediated entry; (4) staff development; (5) researcher-teacher collaboration; (6) merit pay; (7) master teachers; and (8) new alliances. (FMW)

Reviews two major approaches to educational reform: (1) a model which sets up varying kinds of alternatives to traditional schools; and (2) an approach that attempts to bring about systematic reform throughout a school or school district. Suggests that these strategies are not mutually exclusive. (Author/GC)

A ratio comparing the number of administrators in central offices with those outside central offices was used nationwide in 1988 to assess decentralization in large school districts. Sixteen of 62 districts were decentralized. The same survey in 1980 revealed 39 of 65 districts were decentralized. Decentralization is decreasing as an…

Reports on the size and ethnic composition of 66 public school Boards of Education school systems enrolling 50,000 or more students. Presents information on the number of minorities and women on these boards and the occupations of board members. (APM)

Reviews the educational and social science research relevant to the education of the disadvantaged which was published during the 1960's. (JM)

A critical review of the widespread acceptance of accountability, pointing out that accountability is plagued by difficulties with measuring learning, with lack of research evidence to show that it benefits students, and with few plans for formally evaluating these models on a pilot basis before plunging ahead. (Author/JM)