High schools should be as concerned about placement of students who do not go to college as with those who do. (Author)

Our series of brief accounts of the 17 NAIS member schools founded before 1776 ends with these stories of the two oldest schools--Roxbury Latin School in Massachusetts and the Collegiate School in New York City. (Editor/RK)

Discusses some ideas about being a professional in educational fund-raising and working with volunteers with particular attention toward improving the use of those volunteer workers. (Author/RK)

Community and school personnel are not always aware of the many advantages that are derived from accreditation activities. Unless these advantages are recognized, the authors contend, many of their benefits will be lost. (Editor)

Previous "School Law" columns discussed developments under Title IX (Educational Amendments of 1970), noting a trend among federal courts to apply Title IX's prohibition against sexual harassment to peer and employee-to-student sexual harassment. A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision against the Santa Rosa City School District…

Teachers can provide an effective counterbalance to the effects of an abusive home. They should not allow their skeptical attitudes, fear of liability, defensiveness about discipline, or religious and political affiliations to cloud their perceptions. Teachers can help hurting children by attending to their basic needs for warmth and security,…

An education professor became frustrated with a school's inept response to his complaints about instructional quality in his son's high school honors English class. The principal agreed with the parent, but said he could do nothing. Unfortunately, educators do not value unfavorable parental input. Parents have no advocates and little influence…

This article focuses on student-to-student harassment, discussing incidents of harassment in schools, the effects on students, and the reasons it occurs in schools. The legal framework is reviewed with attention to the new legal standard established by the Supreme Court ruling in "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education." Discusses the…

Based on Huntsville (Alabama) schools' experience with a devastating fire, the superintendent later ensured adequate fire insurance coverage, promoted regular fire drills, and developed an emergency response plan that delineated staff responsibilities, communication modes, and training and updating procedures. The plan served the district well…

When homeless students attend school, the school must establish a climate of sharing, caring, and learning. One Dallas elementary school helps by referring parents to appropriate agencies, carefully orienting students, keeping a clothes closet, offering before- and after-school tutoring, mainstreaming homeless students, and adhering to effective…

Many young people do not understand nor have they acquired the moral values and character traits they need to be good citizens. What is taught in moral education is the responsibility of the local school board. Answers six questions and provides information about the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. (MLF)

Although no school is immune from violence, a school can increase its resistance by identifying and seeking consensus about a safety problem, organizing a central committee, studying the problem, formulating a plan, conducting a safety audit, and training crisis response teams. Taking action to lessen staff's fears and vulnerability can improve…

Examined attitudes of college students (n=172) regarding date rape. Results indicated that about one-half of the students believed date rape to be problem, although only small percentage believed it was major problem. Opinions of females and males were similar. Findings suggest that students expect institutions to be guardians of their safety,…

Linda Page ("A Conservative Christian View on Values," this issue) has given education leaders a partial philosophical foundation for character education in our schools. Although the list of six character traits is useful, her prescription falls short of what is needed. There is no ideal program. Character education should be built into…

Dutch schools experience three types of violence: interpupil violence, aggression between teachers and pupils, and violence resulting from outside criminal influences. When confronting school violence, educators must confront three pedagogical paradoxes. The school can only partly compensate for bad societal influences, since other institutions…