The research examined school leaders' opinions, attitudes, and performative actions toward teacher absenteeism. Existing research has primarily focused on interventions implemented by the Teachers' Service Commission to curb teacher absenteeism, and yet since leaders are the main agents and their actions are context bound, their actual actions and…

The research question was "What dress norms and related rationales are found in teacher dress policies?" Data were 102 school employee handbooks. Eighty-two handbooks (80.4%) provided one or more rationale, most frequently being "To project a positive image in the community" (n = 56). Dress norms, categorized as broad and itemized, were determined…

This qualitative study examines the perspectives of high school-and college-age students who participated in an educational program designed to increase the number of Latino students entering teaching as a profession: Latino Educators of Tomorrow. Using open-ended surveys and semistructured interviews, this study identified themes regarding the…

This study describes how a culturally responsive school leader promoted equity in a racially and linguistically diverse school. The authors shadowed Faith, an assistant principal, and did follow-up interviews with her after each day of shadowing. They observed teachers in their classrooms, conducted multiple interviews with teachers and parents,…

The author shows how "Star Trek" is more than a television show about space exploration and the future. Captain Kirk's style demonstrates there are goals to be achieved. (Author/MLF)

Health and medical researchers have conclusively proven that smoking and secondhand smoke constitute a major health danger. Students get mixed messages when school staff smoke or use other tobacco products on campus. This article advocates a total ban on tobacco use in school settings, offers policymaking guidelines, summarizes state legislation,…

Presents survey results of a study to determine if valedictorians differ from other superior students regarding background, homelife, hobbies, and future aspirations. Valedictorians surveyed were highly competitive and self-disciplined, driven by inner goals, participated in numerous hobbies and extracurricular activites, and had well-educated…

Values education should be an essential part of the athletic experience, say these writers, who have developed a model for accomplishing that end. The model calls for specific effort to be directed toward teaching in the affective domain. (Author/TE)

An interview with Joe Campbell, a disabled teaching assistant, reveals the benefits to both children and teachers when disabled adults are part of the mainstreaming plan. (Author/MLF)

Staff and students at an Illinois high school recently decided to challenge all previously held assumptions about all school operations. For this group, school was best viewed as culture (not bureaucracy) dependent on collaboration, shared leadership, and flat organizational structure. Group identified communication styles matching their approach,…

Personalization is achieved when teachers and students have the time and the desire to develop a relationship. One Georgia high school lends itself to personalization by encouraging a mentoring relationship between teachers and students. Developing academic teaching teams and block schedules for all grades was the key to reducing teacher isolation…

Schools should strive to create an environment in which students' self-worth and identification with the accomplishments of their heritage provide them with a positive foundation for future success. An acceptance of cultural diversity can be achieved through curriculum infusion, integration, and realignment. Schools should reflect the worth and…

As a partner in the Alliance Project with NASSP, Florida State University sought to provide models of administrative excellence by choosing outstanding school leaders to participate in a series of campus seminars and workshops. The program was conceived when financial constraints prohibited adding another full-time professor. The statewide…

Identifies the components implicit within the school curriculum that tend to foster cultural oppression and ethnic deprivation of black students. Points out schools can help black youngsters in their search for identity and self-determination. (Editor/RK)

At a Utah middle school with low reading achievement, a service-learning program was introduced to put reading into action. Children read to elderly shut-ins, quilted for homeless persons, and wrote about these experiences. Staff adopted the Community of Caring's core values: caring, respect, responsibility, trust, and family. (MLH)