A survey was distributed to Part C early intervention (EI) service coordination (SC) stakeholders in one state in order to gain a deeper understanding of service coordinator knowledge, skills, and motivators for professional growth and recognition. Survey participants (N = 107), including dedicated service coordinators, program managers, social…

This study expands previous research on stress in the superintendency by addressing the links between the superintendents' levels of stress, early trauma, coping responses, and superintendent health. The study focuses on the intersection of sex and gender in these relationships. A nationwide random sample of superintendents resulted in a working…

Many school principals say that the toughest part of the day is recess. That's because recess is when most trouble starts. When the author asked one principal recently about recess, she promptly rattled off a list of headaches, such as "the teasing, the fights, the bullying, the injuries, the referrals." In this article, the author describes…

A recurring promise in President's Obama's campaign was to spend more money on preschool education. At first glance, that might not seem like something high on the priority list of secondary school principals, but as the demographer Harold Hodgkinson pointed out, the one great truth of demography is that in 10 years, everyone who is still alive…

The Federal Government's position on the establishment and regulation of day care services in the United States is reported. The point is made that there are certain fundamental requirements and characteristics of children which every program must take into account. The most important of these basic needs include health and nutrition, security,…

Education and upbringing in the Soviet Union are aimed at shaping a Communist world view, loyalty to Marxism-Leninism, and boundless dedication to the revolutionary, military, and labor traditions of the people. Only by administrative organization and development can this be accomplished. (JB)

Article discusses the organization, Women on Words and Images, which set out to influence publishers to find a reading study series that did not inhibit the development of children by depicting males and females as being capable of performing only in roles narrowed according to their sex. (Author/RK)