When the alarm clock rings in the morning, the school fundraiser is not the first thing on a principal's mind. He or she is more likely to be thinking about such high-priority concerns as instructional leadership, communication, student interaction, school safety, and community relations. But as school budgets get squeezed, principals find…

Describes a study of the prosocial atmosphere and citizenship spirit found at Alex Taylor Community School in Edmonton, Canada. Includes a brief background of the project and a description of several motivating citizenship activities within the school. (BSR)

Explores pluralism and the expanding community through a brief examination of the community-mural movement in the United States. It looks at the recent history of mural painting and discusses examples of community murals that deal cogently with multicultural themes. The implications to educational practice are also discussed. (GLR)

Do cities have an optimal size? In seeking to answer this question, various theories, including Optimal City Size Theory, the supply-oriented dynamic approach and the city network paradigm, have been forwarded that considered a city's population size as a determinant of location costs and benefits. However, the generalised growth in wealth that…

This paper provides an overview of events and issues in school desegregation that have significant impact on teachers and teacher associations. The displacement of black teachers as a result of desegregation prior to 1972 is assessed. Various court decisions in 1972-73 and the passage of the Emergency School Aid Act are cited as marking a turning…

In January 1982, the Maryland Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights conducted a forum in order to hear from community representatives, members of the Montgomery County School Board, and other local officials about the impact of school board decisions to close selected schools in the countywide school district. On the…