A study of key court decisions offers guidelines for handling student demonstrations. (Author)

A futurist predicts a renaissance in schooling because of the oncoming information era and because new people moving into positions of responsibility will generate enthusiasm for "making tomorrow work" in school and society. (MLF)

The decision whether to publish information concerning a given person in institutional public relations efforts must go well beyond consideration of the information's usefulness in the immediate context. Damage to another's reputation or invasion of privacy is both unethical and costly. (MSE)

Discusses federal cuts in immunization programs and the probable consequences. (WD)

Colleges and universities that license the use of their insignia to capitalize on their athletic reputations are being challenged in court by manufacturers and retailers who question the institutions' right to restrict the use of, and require royalties on, symbols that have been freely available for years. (MSE)

A court decision that a college cannot be held liable for furnishing alcoholic beverages for student consumption, regardless of negligence in doing so, is criticized for its implications in both individual situations and on a national scale. (Journal availability: University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA 30602, $5.00.) (MSE)

The fourth R--reasoning--is prerequisite to successfully coping with life and its attendant and inevitable problems. (Author)

In this interview with Edward Fiske, Neil Postman discusses how his views on education have changed over the 12 years since he published "Teaching as a Subversive Activity." He describes the social influence of television and calls for the schools to counteract it through emphasis on literacy, basics, and logic. (SJL)

This article reviews recent literature dealing with child sexual abuse and identifies the role health educators can play in combating this problem. (JD)

Uses the experience of one school district to indicate the number of noneducational services the schools are expected to offer students. Argues that the schools must either be given more resources or asked to do less. (IRT)

The difficulties to be overcome in providing multicultural education for children are discussed, and effective procedures for overcoming them are outlined. (JD)