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Miller, Liz; Becker-Dunn, Eileen – American School Board Journal, 1993
School boards are increasingly responsible for the needs of children who live in families with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Boards must provide the climate and the policies that will enable open, factual, and sensitive discussion of the issues surrounding AIDS and HIV. Sidebars summarize some…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Board of Education Role, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Brody, Judith A. – American School Board Journal, 1977
The federal government has exercised considerable influence over local school programs because of legislation and money. Examples of the federal role are given and the increasing desire of citizens to have influence in education is noted. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Cawelti, Gordon – American School Board Journal, 1974
Boards and superintendents should limit the number of major curriculum objectives and then concentrate on the means for helping fulfill those objectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Sharp, Helen M. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes some of the reasons teachers are quitting the profession and recommends specific actions school board members can take (1) to improve school facilities, curricula, and teaching conditions, and (2) to meet student needs. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Role, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Luckett, Rebecca; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1987
From a random sample of 4,441 board members, 1,482 (33 percent) responded to a survey. Women board members are more interested in curriculum than finance and expect to be more involved in school system decision making. Respondents' demographic characteristics and areas of concerns are shown in region-by-region charts. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Curriculum Development
