The Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs and Resources, commonly referred to as the Guide to ED Programs, provides an overview of all Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It also includes information on competitions administered under these programs as well as on the laboratories, centers, and other…

The "Getting Ahead of the Need: Comprehensive Counseling for Elementary Schools" grant was awarded by the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program through the U.S. Department of Education to improve elementary school counseling prevention and intervention services offered in the Austin Independent School District. This report describes results…

Swedish preschool programs evidence respect for the ability of the child and a sense that every aspect of daily life has its learning as well as esthetic value. (NH)

Explains what security officers do, how to hire and utilize them, and how they can help schools. (JM)

Safety education in the science classroom is discussed, including the beginning of safe management, attitudes toward safety education, laboratory assistants, chemical and health regulation, safety aids, and a case study of a high school science laboratory. Suggestions for safety codes for science teachers, student behavior, and laboratory…

The purpose of fire education is to eliminate unwanted fires and to minimize death, injury, and loss. The study of specific burn cases treated at a regional hospital is important in determining a fire education program with the components of: rationale, objectives, prerequisites, pre-assessment, learning alternatives, and post-assessment. (JN)

While many classroom problems can be solved by competent and able teachers, all discipline problems cannot be solved by teachers. It is possible to solve problems of discipline by involving the local community in making positive and needed changes. (JN)

Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning three recommendations (in an article in a previous issue of this journal about inspecting schools for asbestos-containing materials) that are in direct conflict with those offered by EPA. (MLF)

In examining student searches from a critical theory perspective, one considers who is being searched, who does the searching and by what authority, and how searching reinforces existing power structures. This article addresses these questions and related concepts (discipline, criminal/deviant behavior, punishment, and rehabilitation) by applying…

In response to reports of school violence, the Lawrence Township (Indiana) Metropolitan School District adopted a S.A.F.E. (Security Action Follow-up Enforcement) policy based on prevention, intervention, and education. The program models school policing to provide school safety, security, and supervision for high school students and staff. The…

Reviews reports on the role of the school nurse in supporting student academic success. Includes efforts to alleviate shortages of school nurses, the multifaceted role of the school nurse, and the results of Missouri's statewide plan to improve nurse-provided student health services. (PKP)

Focuses on the problem of gender-based violence and sexual harassment in South African schools. Describes South African Departments of Education strategies and initiatives used to change attitudes and behaviors. Explores the role of the National Department of Education, teachers, students, and school policy. (CMK)

An effort to increase the implementation of effective instructional methods of school discipline and the promising results from the first year of implementation of the Safe and Responsive Schools Project are described. Results provide some evidence that school discipline need not be equated with punishment and exclusion. (Contains references.)…

This study surveyed 10,909 adolescents to probe aggressive attitudes among victims of school violence. Victims with aggressive attitudes were more likely to report they had carried weapons, used alcohol, or engaged in fights at school. Both victims and non-victims with aggressive attitudes reported lower grades and fewer supportive adults at…

Summarizes broadly representative research and promising practices in school systems aimed at reducing discipline problems and school crime. Advises that disciplinary strategies and procedures should be developed in collaboration with school staff and students and be administered fairly and consistently. (15 references) (MLF)