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The Greening of America: An Imaginary Conversation Between Charles A. Reich and William Socrates, Jr.
Muessig, Raymond H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Problems, Relevance (Education), Social Problems
Courtside: Constitutionalizing "Detentions"
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
This analysis of a November 2001 case in Botetourt County, Virginia, looks at whether the Fourth Amendment right against an unreasonable "seizure" or the 14th Amendment "liberty" for parents to control the care and custody of their children requires a ban on, or at least immediate notification regarding, detentions of a…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Constitutional Law, Student Rights, Parent Rights
Hey, Man, You Our Principal? Urban Education as I Saw It
Cunningham, Luvern L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline, Educational Change, Educational Problems
Restitution: Another Two-Way Street in School Cases?
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Analyzes complex Minnesota case wherein the state intermediate, appellate court upheld (2-1) juvenile court's order that a high school student expelled for making a bomb threat pay the district's tutoring costs and attorney's fees. (PKP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Expulsion, High School Students
Mental Health in Education.
Strother, Deborah Burnett – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
This article's review of recent educational materials dealing with mental health and the classroom includes research into school setting and organization, early detection and remediation, curriculum, and teaching and counseling. The authors also describe a model program in Memphis, Tennessee, and offer various steps for teaching social skills.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Dropping Out.
Strother, Deborah Burnett – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reports on the results of several major studies of high school dropouts. Topics addressed are who drops out and why; school-related causes; and prevention policies and programs. Stresses the urgency of addressing the nationwide dropout problem and recommends courses of action. Appended are 19 references. (IW)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Welcome to Standardsville.
Jones, Alan C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Practical schooling realities defy grand designs for change, including imposing tougher standards. Standards will not work because U.S. schools are complex systems; educators do not understand, accept, or "enforce" state standards; teachers have too many kids and not enough time; student problems predominate; and publicly embarrassing educators is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Workload
In the Classroom Stoned.
Shannon, Jessica – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
A mother reports on her daughter's former drug abuse, the inability of school officials to recognize and deal effectively with drug abusers, possible reasons for this inability, and recent legal decisions that require districts to provide counseling. She concludes by offering suggestions for dealing with problems of abuse. (IW)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility
The 18th Annual Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes toward the Public Schools.
Gallup, Alec M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reviews public responses to 18 questions about significant school issues, such as (1) the most important problems facing schools today, (2) support for antidrug measures in local schools, (3) rating the schools on success characteristics, (4) the goals of education, and (5) attitudes about AIDS. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Drug Use