This is the latest report in the State of the Superintendent series, an annual report intended to provide a reliable, recurring snapshot of the U.S. public school superintendency. Since the American School District Panel began in fall 2020, researchers have periodically surveyed superintendents about their job, focusing on job-related stressors,…

"Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013" provides the most recent national indicators on school crime and safety. The information presented in this report is intended to serve as a reference for policymakers and practitioners so that they can develop effective programs and policies aimed at violence and school crime prevention.…

A component of the "No Child Left Behind" Act (NCLB) (PL 107-110) is its emphasis on the importance of systematic and explicit instruction in early reading using practices that are grounded in scientific research. The Reading First legislation (Title I, Part B, Subpart 1) within NCLB is designed to support state and local education…

While academic and student affairs partnership programs have been championed as a means to enhance undergraduate education, research documenting the characteristics of effective partnership programs is sparse. The Boyer Partnership Assessment Project is a qualitative examination of academic and student affairs partnership programs at 18, diverse…

In response to a survey that showed two-thirds of the teachers queried had nothing positive to say about faculty meetings, the authors provide a brief list of steps a principal can take to make meetings more productive and less of a chore for teachers. (IRT)

Reviews surveys of accredited library schools' efforts to prepare students to work with serials and practitioners' attitudes toward their formal serials education, and presents results of a 1986 survey of serials cataloging courses offered by library schools. Continuing education and the importance of special instruction for serials work are…

Responses by 42 institutions to a questionnaire sent to 85 colleges and universities indicate that 33 (79 percent) calculated building replacement costs. Methods of calculation, uses of replacement costs, and units responsible for calculation are reported. (MLF)

Describes the characteristics and application of the School Assessment Survey, a validated teacher survey instrument that assesses nine organizational dimensions of a school and provides feedback for staff use. (PGD)

Discusses the use of standardized reading lists in graduate programs in French in the U.S. Provides lists of titles and statistical information so faculty and students in graduate programs may compare lists and general trends. (EKN)

A survey instrument published in the September 1991 issue of this journal aimed at middle-level teachers contained 30 demographic, forced choice, and open-ended questions. Responses from 4,017 persons are presented in this initial report. Numerical data, along with interpreted ideas and opinions, and direct quotes from open-ended questions are…

This document contains an elementary and secondary school music program evaluation undertaken by Albuquerque (New Mexico) students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Albuquerque music education is described in terms of: (1) elementary, middle, and high school music programs; (2) instrument inventories; (3) instrument and equipment needs and…

A model for employing graduate assistants is presented based in part on a survey of employment conditions during 1980 for graduate assistants at 56 major institutions in all 50 states. Responses were received from 46 or 82% of the institutions. The model is designed to offer directions to institutions that seek to develop or revise assistantship…

A survey of one university's graduate students examined influences on their initial consideration of the university and their ultimate decision to enroll. Variations in factors among the academic colleges of the institution were revealed. Further research on college choice within the graduate student population is recommended. (MSE)

A survey of 68 suburban middle and junior high schools in New York revealed policies and practices used during the last week of school. Among the practices reported were offering regular classes; conducting testing; presenting awards or "moving up" assemblies; and holding athletic events, picnics, and other special activities. (PGD)

Outlines the results of a survey of seven school dictricts whose tax referenda failed. Includes a list of 40 reasons why districts lose in tax votes. (MD)