Examines the critical issues in health education from the perspective of the professional, parents, and students. Concern for adolescent development should be at the core of an integrated health curriculum. (Author/IRT)

Uses the placement practices of one school as a base for discussing placement practices and due process required under the regulations for Public Law 94-142. (IRT)

Describes the role of the elementary principal in the Boston schools before and during the court-ordered desegregation effort. Describes how one principal used his increased authority to effect change in his school. (IRT)

Describes the decision-making structure of the Cambridge Alternative Public School. The structure includes participation by teachers and parents. (IRT)

The president of the national Parent Teacher Association discusses the organization's activism and its areas of major concern--collective bargaining, urban education, the establishment of a Department of Education, and community support for public education. (IRT)