Describes new strategies which rural schools must begin to employ in order to realize their full potential, and the part P.U.R.E. (People United for Rural Education) should play in implementing the new strategies. (AN)

This article can be used as a checklist in surveying individual school situations before developing strategies to overcome the possibility of resegregation. (Author/MLF)

Argues that the development of a rhetorical theory for social movements is a lost cause. Examines two questions: (1) how movements differ from other forms of collective behavior, and (2) whether these differences create rhetorical differences. (PD)

Among the important factors in the success of organized change efforts involving local schools are direct personal contact of local entrepreneurs and internal advocacy groups, moral and technical support of the district administration, access to interpretive information about new ideas and teaching programs, and faculty acceptance of innovation.…

Distinguishes between organizational development (OD) and therapy. OD is defined as a mechanism for problem solving in complex socio-technical systems. Describes possible drawbacks and advantages of the OD process. Provides examples of how OD has helped managers and non-managers work together. (CSS)

Outlines common elements that have proven successful in school district energy management programs. (Author/MLF)

Expenditures for personal health care--70 percent of which are influenced by physicians--are continuing to rise at an annual compound rate of almost four percent, due largely to increased utilization. Components of the increased services, possible benefits, reasons for the increase, and approaches that can change present utilization patterns are…

Developments in library services to Hispanic Americans include special collection development and outreach services to non-users but change is coming too slowly for America's fastest growing minority. Professional education has responded slowly, if at all to the Hispanic population's needs. (MBR)

Parlier's powerless Chicanos wrested the power from the dominant Anglo business elite. The events, which enabled the Chicanos to gain control of the local government, constitute an example of Chicano political activism. This article demonstrates the significance of the events leading to the Chicano takeover and its uniqueness. (NQ)

The basic thesis presented here is that school districts can improve the effectiveness of their educational programs without sustaining long-term increases in their operational costs. Six strategies used in the last decade for school improvement are identified and examples are given. (Author/BD)

Opinions on metric conversion from seven large industrial organizations reflect inadequate evidence predicating conversion, no compelling need for conversion, opposition to hard conversion, lack of information about the financial and social costs of conversion, and feelings that metrics as the sole language of measurement will be regressive.…

America today is experiencing the erosion of public commitment to public schools. Argues that change must start with the community and its concerns. Deliberative forums can produce an agenda for action linked by a shared sense of purpose and directions. (MLF)

Discusses how to make the best use of the Internet and develop effective Web sites based on an architectural analogy. Highlights include new possibilities for collaboration and community building, goals for using technology, successfully introducing change, navigation issues, and the need to create new models instead of replicating old ones. (LRW)

The Educational and Community Change (ECC) Project is designed to encourage teachers and principals to reexamine how children learn and how teachers teach. Three features guide the community-school connection: recognition that children know something; use of the community context as the text of the curriculum; and the belief that democratic…