Suggests that superintendents of small/rural schools make a schedule of meetings they are required to attend so parents, staff, trustees, and school board members will understand why they are often absent from their offices. (MH)

Economics education is a real necessity. Today, for example, when the United States is trying to maintain its position as a worldwide industrial power, students must be taught about the international nature of our economy. An educated citizenry will be less likely to automatically accept economic panaceas offered by politicians. (RM)

Based on his own experience, a school executive counsels against using a hard sell in promoting a bond issue, since Washington State public disclosure law requires that school levy material printed and distributed by the school system be strictly limited to factual information. (TE)

Describes how Chicago Vocational High School improved the quality of its programs. Important aspects are examined: parent and community involvement; counseling provided by local clergy, informal investigation of gangs in the schools, revival of school clubs and organizations, activities to foster school spirit, teacher development of annual goals,…

Women and minorities are not as well represented among leadership positions in state agencies as salary comparisons would suggest. Their representation varies by functional area. They differ only slightly from White male leaders in education and experience, but they follow somewhat different routes to leadership positions than do White males.…

This case study illustrates how substantial differences between the values and operating procedures of a university (and its continuing education department) and a nuclear power utility destroyed a promising collaborative effort in which the university set out to train power plant technicians to respond to emergency situations. (SK)

An outline of summer activities for vocational agriculture teachers contains the following major categories: high school students, young and adult farmer program, community service, department work, agricultural agencies and farm organizations, and professional improvement. Also, supervised occupational experiences in agriculture are divided into…

The purpose of this guide is to provide students with tools for incorporating social impact management into their business school environments. Providing ideas, resources, and "how to" steps for shaping the business school experience, this guide helps students collaborate with faculty and administrators to meet particular objectives. The body of…

Use this handbook in self-help, study group, and teacher workshop situations to implement the research-based classroom management practices from the ASCD best-seller "Classroom Management That Works". The authors guide you through the classroom management approaches that support higher student achievement and provide you with hundreds of…

This short publication provides a process for managing conflict among managerial peers. It focuses more on conflicts among managers that involve personal values, office politics, power struggles, and emotional reactions than on conflicts that arise from incompatible goals or from different views on how to accomplish a task. The process described…

This document is intended as a support kit for workplace coaches and mentors working with new apprentices and trainees in Australian work organizations. The guide begins by listing characteristics of good workplace coaches/mentors, including taking a personal interest in the apprentice/trainee's development; communicating well and developing a…

Student-led crime prevention programs are becoming increasingly popular in elementary, middle, and high schools. These programs give young people the opportunity to take the lead in making their schools safer and to work collaboratively with adults. Proponents of such programs assert that they make schools and surrounding communities safer and…

This teaching unit about George C. Marshall contains a teacher's guide, a resource packet, and a teacher's notebook. The teacher's guide includes ten introductory, overarching, and culminating activities: (1) About this Guide; (2) Getting to Know Him; (3) Marshal on Video; (4) Share a Space with a Hero; (5) On a Global Stage--Links; (6) A Picture…

This paper details the recommendations of the National Education Association for the 108th Congress and the administration to better ensure that no child is left behind and that every child is fully prepared for a lifetime of quality education. The recommendations include: (1) enacting landmark legislation providing assistance to the states for…

This is the third review of data on the retention and tenure of California Community College (CCC) district CEOs (which includes chancellors and superintendent/presidents). The review indicates that (1) length of service levels are continuing to remain slightly higher (5.5 years) since their lows of 4.4 years in the initial study in 1995 and 1996;…