Comprised of an explanatory foreword, expressions of present federal policy, racial distribution in public schools, alternative school policy proposals, and action to date in the 91st Congress. (JM)

A member of the Los Angeles board of education describes her experiences in the attempt to enforce school desegregation in the district between 1962 and 1965, discusses the board's "color blind" policy and its resistance to integration efforts, and examines integrationists' limited successes and eventual failure in the desegregation…

Academic press constitutes the schoolwide environmental forces pressing for student achievement, including school policies, practices, expectations, norms, and rewards. This article shows how academic press is created and how high expectations are communicated to students. (Author/JM)

Criticizes the report "Public and Private Schools" by Coleman, Hoffer, and Kilgore for failing to consider alternative explanations of school effectiveness and for drawing narrow policy implications. Student body composition and school admissions practices need to be considered in evaluating educational policy alternatives. (RM)

Problems in the identification and delivery of appropriate education to handicapped migrant students include lack of identification and lack of continuity of appropriate education. Potential corrective policy options in four areas (identification and records, programing, funding, and administration) are presented which could guarantee educational…

Provides a basis for colleges and universities to develop regulations sanctioning hazing. Describes the types of activities that have caused death. Presents state laws and discusses the legal context leading to civil or criminal liability. (RC)

In order to determine why community control groups and low income people have been excluded from power, this study describes and analyzes in detail the politics of education in a typical New York City public school district. (Author/JLF)

This article describes Oldfields School's systematic orientation program for beginning teachers. They meet as a group and discuss case studies, which give substance to the regulations and policies listed in the school handbooks. (SJL)

Exploring the complexities of the trustee-president authority relationship, 60 college and university presidents and 61 board chairmen were surveyed on their relations with their opposite members. Ten board chairmen and 10 presidents were then personally interviewed. Personal relations emerged as the most important aspect of the trustee-president…

Reviews court decisions concerning search and seizure, intervisitation between sexes, canvassing and solicitation, and damage assessments. College administrators must rely on fairness, ethics and sound educational philosophies in the design of policies affecting residence halls. (JAC)

Reports on a national survey of school policies on involving noncustody parents in their children's education, particularly in providing access to student records. Some problems and outreach efforts are discussed. Condensed from "Network," October 1980, published by the National Committee for Citizens in Education. (SJL)

Summarizes some recent writings on ways that schools can aid in the treatment and prevention of child abuse, particularly the role of the teacher in identifying abused or neglected children. (SJL)

The problem of developing a widely acceptable set of standards for evaluating school discipline is examined. The issue of determining what kinds of evidence best indicate whether schools are living up to norms of basic fairness in their evaluation standards is also explored. (RLV)

Arguments that have been advanced in court by both sides of the controversy are examined, and it is concluded that male grooming regulations may effectively exclude a significant proportion of males from job opportunities or require them to alter their personal appearance for reasons probably unrelated to job performance. (LBH)

Considers certain aspects of independent school life that obstruct communication between parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Attempts to define what a good school is and what parents should expect to be getting for their investment in a child's education. (Author/RK)