The failure of schools in racial ghettos to provide educational experiences that overcome the effects of discrimination and deprivation has been a persistent source of resentment. (Editor)

The author argues that the appropriate type of citizen participation in an extension community development program depends on the goal for the program: creating community improvements or public policy education at the local level. He discusses the conflicting community-planning requirements between the two and stresses the need for extension…

The growing Latino alliances have provided for reflection and analysis of, and action to solve, such problems as political underrepresentation, biased testing procedures, monolingual English school policies, and sky-rocketing costs. (NQ)

Discusses the fifth annual Dr. Curtis C. Melnick Adolescent Prejudice Reduction Conference sponsored by the Greater Chicago (Illinois) Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith. The day-long conference addressed issues of prejudice and allowed students and staff from various high schools to explore their concerns with…

Efforts to measure the quality of life in cities have emphasized comparisons among different places. This is useful for citizens and businesses but not for communities. The advice of local residents must be sought to develop community-oriented measures which define the quality of life in terms of the local context. (VM)

Reviews three options for closing the financial resource gap in education, including reduction, efficient operation, and mobilization of additional resources. Suggests that pressure for private funding may be counterproductive. Examines the complicated potential of community financing which requires collective authority and some form of community…

Describes a Channel One food co-op operated by senior citizens and high school students which involves the entire Rochester, Minnesota, community in growing produce, collecting food, and fundraising. (Author/BB)

Examines the nature and extent of behavioral changes exhibited by participants of an action oriented environmental program which focused on Lake Michigan's water quality. Outlines the program's objectives and assesses long-term behavioral modifications resulting from involvement in the decision-making process. (ML)

Reviews the history of citizens' advisory councils and the attitudes toward them, the uses to which they are put, common problems they pose for principals, and their potential for contributing to the schools. Notes that principals usually view such councils negatively, and that principals' attitudes determine council effectiveness. (PGD)

Describes a school's attempt to increase local community involvement in all levels of school life through a "Community Week" format. Project goals and the daily events for the week are explained and program results are reviewed. Implications for future involvements are also discussed. (ML)

Parents from Buffalo, New York, talk about desegregation, magnet schools and parent choice over the past ten years. (GC)

The belief that solutions to educators' problems and requirements for competent personnel must come from external sources and increased public interest in education is examined. Economic conditions result in pressure for higher achievement and increased cost effectiveness. Evaluation will shift to combined data base emphasis and public relations…

Describes an effective community education program for Pearl High School in Nashville (TN) that involved the consideration of five factors (community involvement, personal needs, organizational needs, perceptions, and expectations) in a successful effort to unify the school. (SB)

Describes a literary study program for residents of a community college area. (FL)

Describes the curriculum encountered by immigrant children who entered New York City public schools in the early 1900s. Focuses on one community, East European Jews, and examines its role in shaping the public education its children were receiving. (KH)