Have you ever thought about what life would be like as a school superintendent? Despite the multitude of problems that accompany the job, author contends that the superintendency is a position unmatched in personal and professional rewards. (Editor/RK)

If the ancient Roman triumph slaves existed today, one would be stationed in the crowd at public meetings to provide school board members with accurate information on educational issues. (JM)

Recently, each department at Green Mountain Union High School (Chester, Vermont) was asked to update its curriculum and research current theories on the use of homework through national organizations. Teachers in each department then prepared current practice statements and developed policy statements concerning homework's value. (MLH)

In this article, a professional negotiator for school boards explains why public participation in teachers' contract negotiations won't work. (Editor)

Questions the current push to improve education through legislation of higher standards in education. In Virginia the school boards association distributes a handbook of policies and resolutions to state legislators and asks that schools delinquent in standards be placed in receivership rather than impose educational reforms from above that are…

Although school-based management will not solve the problems facing public secondary schools, it does decentralize, simplify, and localize decision making that can lead to improved classroom instruction. To achieve this goal, boards of education and teacher unions must agree to suspend or revise negotiated agreements and board policies to allow…

Outlines initiatives that principals, superintendents, and boards of education should take to implement and support a Discipline-Based Art Education program. Discusses values and benefits of DBAE, inevitable obstacles to change, and ways to generate support. In these initiatives and activities, the principal is the prime mover. (MLH)

Dublin (Ohio) High School developed a process to assess its program and expand its curriculum. This article describes the roles of consultants, faculty, and the board of education in creating a policy document without specifying procedures for curriculum revision, staff selection and deployment, and time management. (MLH)

Mutual cooperation rather than adversary relationships among administrators, teachers, and school boards is this principal's plea. He explains the attitudes that must prevail if these three groups are to work together for better education. (Editor)

Schools that are frontline innovators have difficulty sustaining their leadership thrust, the writer contends, primarily because of difficulty in the broad areas of training, leadership, professionalism, and community. (Editor)

Constituents, seen as only average information sources, are the primary influence on both state and federal legislators. If principals worked with superintendents (as community leaders) and school board members (as highly regarded local officials), educator teams could significantly shape state and national educational policy. (MLH)

The responsibility of a school board in reaching decisions in immorality cases points to the obvious need to understand the scope of recent jurisprudence regarding this issue. This article focuses on the lesser-known areas of immorality and cites recent litigation that further illuminates the total concept. (Author)

While it is not easy to implement merit pay for school administrators, the author argues its importance and presents the necessary conditions for successful program implementation. (MD)

Because strikes don't solve problems in America's public schools, arbitration is offered as the most effective alternate available. The author believes arbitration is a viable means by which teacher's legitimate demands may be protected. (Editor)