Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to…

Two basic questions are examined: (1) why is parental involvement in schools valuable? and (2) if it is, how may it be achieved? (FF)

Three important issues facing junior colleges today in forming their relationship with the community are the necessity of 2-way communication and participation, shared or resident control over neighborhood-oriented programs, and physically blending educational facilities into the on-going community structure. (JO)

Excerpts of testimony by the author before the Senate Subcommittee on Indian Education hearings, February-March, 1969. The education system, culturally biased toward whites, is discussed, as well as proposals for greater Indian control of education. (DM)

In 1963, a Federal policy emerged which encouraged native villages to incorporate under Alaskan law, but once a village incorporates there are no safeguards that it will remain native-controlled. Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the native village's powers of self-government are severely restricted. (JC)

Forest certification has gained growing attention as a market-based instrument to make globalizing markets a force for mitigating rather than fostering environmental degradation. Yet in practice, market mechanisms currently appear to encourage concentration of forest certification in Northern temperate and boreal forests, rather than in the…

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs discussed the Bureau of Indian Affairs' efforts since 1970 and its projected plans, particularly those for giving Indian people control of their education. (NQ)

The miscellany of functions under the community college umbrella might be better performed by new organizations with different names. (Editor)

The Fuentes case demonstrated how the community's rights could be subverted by a purposeful faction; the Canarsie case showed how unchecked local control could damage children's rights. Successful decentralization requires the central board to assert its authority to prevent the arbitrary exercise of local power. (EH)

Reprint from COUNCIL FOR BASIC EDUCATION BULLETIN," December 1968

The former superintendent of District 1 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan defends community control and his actions. (IRT)

The author examines the issue of local control of two-year colleges, the role community services play at such institutions, and the relationship of such services to the total college program. (MJB)