New metal halide lighting systems installed in Phoenix outdoor recreational facilities reduce energy consumption 65 percent and have a life ten times that of the old incandescent lamps. (Author/MLF)

The Murphy Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona has cut food service costs and improved community relations by cooking and baking from "scratch" and utilizing the staff's ethnic cooking skills. (MLF)

The results of a survey of 50 state departments of education to identify efforts to change the school calendar. Also includes the results of a research study to determine the effects of changing the school calendar on energy consumption in Phoenix (Arizona) schools. (Author/MLF)

Describes how the Pendergast School District in Phoenix, Arizona, completed a year-long process of strategic employee reclassification and work-function analysis. The district's two objectives were to establish internal equity and maintain external competitiveness. Describes in detail how the jobs were assessed and the recommendations put into…

Describes one of the most viable ways to gain community support of school-business office decisions, which is to establish a series of community committees. The Madison School District, Phoenix, Arizona, established four such committees--a financial oversight committee, a blue-ribbon task force, an athletic league committee, and a bond-site…