Describes how members of one community organization tried to get their school district to move toward an Educational Planning-Programming Budgeting System. (Authors/MB)

The "Parent Speakers Program" combats misunderstanding about the nature of disabilities, misconceptions regarding the disabled, and stereotypes about disabled persons held by the community. Parents present factual information regarding disability; following the presentation, a discussion time and question/answer period is set aside to…

Describes the plan used in Consolidated High School District 230, in Palos Hills (Illinois), for fostering an informed and interested school community by providing standardized test results to the school board, central and building administrators, parents, teachers, counselors, elementary educators, and the local press. (PGD)

Demonstrates how one community family life education agency deals with pressures for and against sex education, describing the agency's philosophy and curriculum and providing suggestions for strategic planning. (MP)

Examined the specific sources of stress among 122 recently transferred executives and their spouses. Results indicated differences among husbands and wives and various stressors related to mobility. Discusses ways in which families, communities and corporations may facilitate adaption and coping. (Author/RC)

This article discusses the steps involved in conducting a feasibility study to assess the need for an RN-BSN baccalaureate program at a particular site. It also presents a case report of a feasibility study for an outreach baccalaureate program for registered nurses in Colorado Springs. (Author/CT)

Describes the local financing of the vocational agriculture program at East Butler School in Nebraska. In addition, the article provides guidelines that must be followed when planning a local budget. (LRA)

Presents a framework for international education in community colleges that is consistent with a commitment to community-based, performance-oriented education. The framework is based on an interactive forces theory that relates the success of a new program to interaction between institutional goals, and personal and extrapersonal forces. (AYC)

Reviews historic ties between crisis intervention and the beginning of suicidology. A program to offer survivor counseling for those whose loved ones have been killed and for those whose loved ones were the killers is described. Other areas for suicidology application are outlined in terms of survivors, industry, and school. (Author/BEF)

Investigated factors predicting districts' abilities to generate cross-sector support for reforms, using New Jersey's 1998 Supreme Court decision mandating the implementation of comprehensive reforms in its 30 poorest districts and exploring the extent to which community support impacted willingness to embrace reforms and perceptions of resource…

Ralston (Nebraska) Public School District's communitywide survey helped set school facilities priorities while keeping the district's finite resources firmly in mind. With an outline of maintenance costs for the next 10 years, the district can develop a strategic construction schedule. The board also has the option of financing projects through a…

Families (N=102) of disabled children in an Israeli kibbutz were interviewed. Parental stress was found to be reduced by the availability of material and financial resources, sharing in day-to-day child care, and overall community acceptance. Parents did experience a sense of loneliness and concerns about their children's social integration and…

An Illinois school system won a bond issue election with a 30-day marketing campaign. Helpful marketing practices include identification of the target audience and finding the best medium to reach the audience. (MLF)

Outlines proactive administrative strategies to reduce conflicts between institutions of higher education and communities: (1) be open and trustworthy; (2) demonstrate economic contributions; (3) consider neighborhood newsletters; (4) invite neighborhood participation; (5) extend student-discipline procedures; (6) invest in the community; and (7)…