Reports observations and conversations with teachers, parents, students and others involved in Boston's Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities (METCO) busing program. (DM)

Sets forth ways of equalizing educational opportunity in public schools so as to avert two separate societies,'' and evaluates metropolitan approaches to the problem. (DM)

Discusses the Directed Learning Program in Hempstead, Long Island, one of 13 compensatory education programs across the country recommended for emulation by other school districts by the ERIC/Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged. (Author/JM)

Data regarding community participation for 66 school systems enrolling 50,000 or more students show such participation at the local school and districtwide levels for all 66 systems. Sixty-seven percent also report community participation at the decentralized level. (CMG)

Investigation of 89 suburban elementary school principals demonstrates that principals who have moved among several districts are more likely to have conflict with central office than those who have remained in one district throughout their careers. (Author/BJV)

Examined the influence of a privately funded scholarship program on strategic adaptations within urban public and private schools. School administrators rapidly adapted their strategies to contend with the program. Suburban public schools prevented scholarship students from enrolling, urban public schools increased public school students' choices,…

Presents case studies of the leadership behaviors of four elementary school principals in rural, suburban, and urban schools. Argues that principals' success in maintaining potent instruction depends largely on their context: the community and school district; the school climate; realities of the instructional organization; and student needs. (KH)

Discusses the barriers to the success of the Yonkers (New York) public school district's desegregation plan. Provides a profile of the district and an explanation of its governance. Presents the plan for desegregation and discusses the financial obstacles to its implementation. Discusses the need for additional aid and assistance. (JS)

Use of computers for instruction in public schools in New York City is compared with that in public schools in suburban Westchester County. Survey responses from 90 city and 46 suburban schools emphasize hardware availability, the nature of instructional software, and perceived problems/progress in integrating computers into the curriculum. (SLD)

Superintendents (n=89) and school board presidents (n=88) from 89 of the 100 largest school districts in the country are surveyed to identify the major problems confronting large districts. Financial issues and related concerns are the most often identified problems. Critical characteristics of superintendents and districts are discussed. (SLD)

Studies low-income, Black students who moved with their families to middle income, White suburbs. Interviews students and their mothers concerning premove and postmove experiences. Discusses advantages and problems arising from residential integration. (FMW)