Seventeen important things to keep in mind when considering the purchase of athletic, gym, and playground equipment. (Author)

This school district declared its outdated equipment surplus and held a public auction that produced more money than the usual sealed-bid method. (IRT)

A reminder to board members about the National School Board Association convention, and a preview of new educational products and services. (RA)

Constitutes a guide to software, hardware, and multimedia learning programs. Aims to assist school board members, superintendents, and school principals with the comparative use and usefulness of today's curriculum commodities. (Author/WM)

Itemizes planning proposals to facilitate conversion of the educational system to metrics, including administrative committees and personnel training courses. Suggestions for purchasing materials and equipment refer the reader to several specific titles. (WM)

Claims that costs of converting the educational system to metrics can be spread over ten years, and are a one-time expenditure whose benefits are longlasting. Examines textbook replacement, modification of shop equipment and other hardware, training of nonteaching employees, and implications for sports. Stresses the need for longrange planning.…

Asserts that school buildings must return to the basics of serving the people inside them rather than acting as monuments to their architects. Proposes some general principles for making school environments more humane, such as provision for spatial variation, spatial order and human scale. (Author/WM)

Developed by the military, the interactive videodisc system has enormous potential in public education, as this article explains. It includes a list of resources for information on videodiscs. (JW)