Some businessmen are being elected to school boards and bringing pressure to get good courses in personal finance and elementary economics into the high school curriculum; others are joining the faculties of schools on a part-time basis; others are orgainizing hypothetical investments clubs for high school students or providing full day programs…

A county wide approach was effective in assisting communities to establish sex education programs in their schools. It was a united effort involving many individuals in all phases of planning. The county committee provided the incentive, leadership, resources and support to communities that wanted to establish sex education programs. (Author)

The impact of a high school riot on the ecology of the school is studied from the perspective of the vice principal. Administrative responses were shaped by the organizational history of the school and by relationships among various groups both outside and inside the school: faculty, students, superintendent, Board of Education, black community,…

Lists 20 ways to mine community resources for the benefit of the vocational education program. (SK)

The Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership involves local community groups and schools in the selection of student award winners, who are then judged in a statewide contest by business and industry representatives. The program provides an organized structure for continuous cooperation and communication between vocational education and the…

Describes the procedure used by the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Public Schools to deal with censorship problems. (JL)

Describes the Adopt-A-School program, which offers Chicago's businesses a firsthand look at the schools in hopes of building broader support for public education. (JOW)

Offers guidelines for instituting an effective public relations program at the building level. Includes a checklist for evaluating a school's present program. (WD)

Describes ways to get Parent Teacher Association (PTA) support for art education. Teachers must maintain community awareness of the value of art education through student exhibitions and demonstration. To get PTA support, teachers must show clearly how financial support will benefit students. (AM)

Presents guidelines for planning, structuring, and executing a productive program to target school sites for closure. Two ideals are emphasized: accomplishing the task correctly and convincing potential critics of the integrity of the decision. (Author/IRT)

Offers five tips to the English teacher for improving public relations: (1) understand the community, (2) be informed, (3) educate administrators, (4) involve the public, and (5) use plain English. (RL)

Natural history museums are ideal places to supplement the teaching and learning of health. (MM)

An evaluation instrument designed to provide principals and central office administrators with information about the structure, operation, and goals of home-school advisory councils. (Author/MLF)