In late 1987, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White circulated a draft opinion to his colleagues in a case about whether high school journalists had the right to be free of interference from school administrators. His opinion in the case, "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier," sided with Missouri administrators who some four years…

Describes a midwestern high school's serious student publications program. Over the past 20 years, students here have published major stories on incest, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, cheating, divorce, fatal illness, and other topics without prepublication scrutiny by the principal. Recommendations are provided to ensure fair coverage, relevant…

Describes the restructuring of the Missouri school system toward outcome-based education. Discusses how students could fulfill aspects of virtually every required outcome in the production of a school newspaper or yearbook. (SR)

"Bittersweet," a student-published quarterly about the Ozarks, provides the motivations and rewards in the Lebanon (Mo.) high school writing program. (JH)

To examine how the Hazelwood decision (Hazelwood School District versus Kuhlmeier) affected high school advisers' views of their role in controlling content in their school newspapers and what they see as objectionable content, a study surveyed 100 Missouri high school advisers randomly selected from a list of 573 Missouri public high schools…

This study examined the relationship between school newspaper advisers and principals in Missouri high schools to determine whether the quality of this relationship affects freedom of expression in school newspapers. Responses on a questionnaire concerning principal's management style, adviser's job satisfaction, and communication conditions were…

Increased opportunities for undergraduate students in agricultural and natural resource disciplines to write for diverse audiences besides their instructor may increase motivation to write and improve student writing skills. The objectives of this teaching research were to determine and compare the initial writing experience of students enrolled…