A survey of 461 Mississippi employers revealed that they were particularly interested in good work attitudes among potential employees, along with oral and written communications and problem-solving skills. The employers also indicated that high schools should place more emphasis on developing these attitudes and skills. (PGD)

Several related tax issues important to both the commercial sponsors and tax-exempt recipients of research funding are addressed: what type of activity qualified as scientific research; how acceptance of commercial funding affects tax-exempt status; and when the receipt of such funding generates a liability for tax on unrelated business income.…

Gives a brief history of Essentialism, which emphasizes basic education and seeks to eliminate peripheral activities, and analyzes its implications for the 1980s, when public education is being called upon to retrench in behalf of school quality. Offers seven steps concerned educators and citizens can take to promote school improvement. (Author/WD)

Four questions concerning the admission and enrollment of learning disabled (LD) students relate to: the definition of a learning disability; admissions officers' and/or committees' identification of LD applicants; special considerations, if any, to be used by admissions for LD applications; and special services needed by admitted and…

The Martin Luther King case established a legal mandate requiring school systems to identify, assess, and remedy educational problems associated with the use of nonstandard English dialects, casual or otherwise, by minority group children. (Author/MLF)

A condensed brief filed by the American Council on Education and the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities on behalf of the University of Texas is presented. The arguments concern the applicability of Section 504 in the university's responsibility to provide an interpreter for a deaf graduate student. (MSE)

Discussed are legal obstacles to the practice of withholding transcripts: how educational debts are handled in bankruptcy proceedings, effect of an order of discharge on the school's rights, and legal barriers when debts have not been discharged. (Journal availability: Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR 97301, $5.00 entire issue.)…

Discusses factors to be considered by community colleges in building continuing education programs that enhance the job satisfaction of workers. These factors include job satisfaction influences, effective education of adult learners, learner and teacher responsibility, alternative instruction format, recognizing job values, and obstacles to adult…

Recent changes in the ideal of the university are discussed, including the spread of educational responsibility among government, professional associations, faculty, administration, and individual professionals, and the contributions required of all these parties. (MSE)

The hidden but serious problem of sexual harassment of students and employees by college faculty is discussed, some statistics are given, and legal and court opinions outlined. Harassment as a violation of Title IX is analyzed, and implications for institutional action to curb it are outlined. (MSE)

Examines current legal parameters concerning the institutional response to gay student groups. The issues evolve around First Amendment considerations; egalitarian treatment of all student groups, whether gay or not; educational concerns of the institution; and the balance between the rights of the individual and the prerogatives of the…

The formulation of a drug policy and the implementation of that policy in a firm but fair manner are the responsibility of the school administrator. Authors give serious consideration to this responsibility. (Editor/RK)

Examines the meaning of accountability, how it can be implemented in schools, how it can be measured, what exactly needs measuring, and what functions schools are supposed to perform. (Author/RK)

States that our country is overrun with economic illiteracy and presents facts to support that position. Discusses the reasons for its existence and how to develop economic literacy. (Author/RK)

Proposes three objectives: assure every child the right to attend school, insure that children learn once they are enrolled, and provide ways for children to learn when school is not the most appropriate place for them to learn. (Author/AM)