A case study of a voter's referendum on charter revision of the Hartford, Connecticut, City Council in 1972 is presented as a basis for analyzing forces operating in a community referendum as it relates to educational policy-making and to identify some effective strategies employed in the campaign. (EH)

Presents data from four California districts supporting the Iannaconne/Lutz theory that democratic control of school district policy occurs through episodic voter dissatisfaction leading to incumbent defeat and changes in school administration. Further asserts that the typical length of a change episode extends for as many as four successive…

Defines block grants and describes their relationship to categorical aid programs. Discusses potential pros and cons of block grants for states and for local school districts, including intense competition for funds, and specifies strategic steps that school boards might take at the local, state, and federal levels. (CJM)

Focuses on the rebuilding of a successfully integrated school system after the period when separatist Black power politics had driven out moderate families of both races. Emphasizes that the Sausalito experience is useful in understanding the dilemmas of Black militancy and White liberalism in American society. (Author/BE)

Discusses whether school districts are prepared to deal with AIDS among students and school personnel based on questionnaire data. Results indicate a lack of preparedness for these situations. Discusses why districts lack written policies to deal with these situations and what type of AIDS policy a school district should have. (JS)

This article emphasizes the following points concerning policies of the Detroit Board of Education: (1) conflicts over religion and education have been part of politics since 1842; (2) these conflicts were political rather than consitutional; and (3) until 1948 decisions regarding religion were based on "institutional" considerations…

School boards and other collectives have responsibilities for which they are accountable. If a collective group or school board is charged with irresponsibility, it may try to exonerate itself by offering an excuse. Acts by school boards and individual educational authorities must be considered carefully before responsibility can be determined.…

A case study of a school board election in a metropolitan school district is used to examine the effects of electoral competition and conflict on school board behavior. (Author/MW)

Reviews the changes in management approach that have been implemented at the headquarters of the New York City Board of Education. Discusses individuals' roles in revamping administrative procedures, and considers the importance of urban educational research in shaping new policies. (GC)

School board members from a national sample read specially designed evaluation vignettes and responded to questions about informatyon needs and resources. Information needs and decision-making processes were found to vary depending upon such factors as importance of the decision, amount of conflict present, presence/absence of superintendent…

Discusses the background and implications of a court decision resulting in the resegregation of public schools in metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, because of declining enrollment. Speculates whether the events indicate a trend back to the concept of neighborhood schools and an end to busing to achieve desegregation. (AOS)

Discusses historical and legal analyses, as well as work in organizational theory and decision-process research, about church-state controversies within school districts. Discusses the political systems model and the decision-process model as pathways to problem analysis. Considers the institutional response of five California school districts.…

Uses New York City schools as a case study in the translation of national policy into local action during World War I. Examines how the Board of Education initiated the intertwined tasks of stimulating patriotism and promoting Americanization. Discusses how schools were used as channels of communication to all Americans. (JS)

Describes, in terms of concepts such as racism and capitalism, the bank policies, real estate strategies, and decisions of the city of Buffalo and the Buffalo School Board. Argues that such policies have affected the quality of education and neighborhood change in Buffalo, especially from 1930 to 1977. (CMG)

Interviews reveal that home schooling is both a pedagogical decision and a public declaration of the importance of the family. Parents' socialization into home schooling is defined by the political and legal climate of their state and school district. Restrictions of home schooling will not solve the parents' dissatisfaction with traditional…