A case study reports on a community-wide effort to reduce fragmentation and duplication of child health services. Existing resources were assessed and a decision made as to where service would be performed. This plan offers a way to maximize school health services as funding declines. (Author/DF)

Describes the "Catalyst" program in which principals from 10 schools formed a supportive partnership, resulting in improved academic achievement for handicapped and other students. Explains five primary partnerships that principals and faculty must form (student, parent, citizens, goals, and professionals) and the need for partnership…

The public image of a school board can be enhanced if it handles business in a manner that inspires confidence. Seven suggestions are presented on topics such as location of meetings, procedures, agenda, handling audience comments, establishing priorities, handling complaints, and superintendent support. (TE)

Describes a week's inservice training for staff and parents at a reservation high school modeled after the Foxfire idea. (HOD)

By using the deductive or the inductive approach to needs assessment, or a combination of both approaches, school administrators can allocate physical or human resources in accordance with community priorities. (DCS)

Following examples of strike management in Tacoma and West Valley, Washington, advice is offered to school boards for minimizing damage during teachers' strikes. Topics discussed are substitute teachers, teacher contact, public relations, telephone strategies, consultants, picket lines, and maintaining patience and communication with school and…

Describes a program implemented by a British secondary school which linked students taking economics or commerce courses with industry. There were five components in the program: industrial and commercial visits, guest speakers, the young enterprise scheme (i.e., some students started their own businesses), field studies, and evaluation reports.…

"A Nation At Risk," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, lists concerns, findings, and suggestions for solutions to educational problems. Discussed here are the general educational concerns most relevant to music education. Following each concern are suggestions for improvement that can be implemented in music courses.…

The growing debate on nuclear weapons in recent years has begun to make inroads into school curricula. Elementary and secondary school teachers now face the important task of educating their students on issues relating to nuclear war without indoctrinating them to a particular point of view. (JBM)

This teacher-run center provides opportunity for teachers to share ideas and improve skills as well as serving as an information center including an extensive education library, summer workshops, an arts and crafts area, innovative displays of classroom materials, and advisory services to teachers and the community. (JD)

Education will take a greater part of our national life by reaching out to a greater portion of the population. (MM)

Article considered a new VD Teachers Guide designed to help the classroom teacher who is understandably reluctant to teach about VD. (Editor/RK)

Briefly outlined are nine suggested summer responsibilities or activities for vocational agriculture teachers which might build support for the local program in States such as New Mexico where funding support for summer programs and extended teacher contracts is faltering. (MS)

Focuses on four topics: (1) the Irish stronghold of South Boston; (2) the role of the Boston School Committee in the lack of enforcement of pro-integration legislation; (3) four types of by-products of the bussing issue--political implications, violence, the changed meaning of bussing, and parental fears; and (4) the implementation of Boston's two…

Parents' interest and potential support should be encouraged by preparing teachers to work in intelligent partnership with parents. (JD)