Principals can and should develop strategies that will enable them to provide instructional leadership despite increased demands from other tasks. Recommended actions include: delegation; peer observation; commitment to instructional leadership; and effective communication with teachers. (CB)

Discusses "Hudson" decision and "impingement on First Amendment rights" of those in states where fees in lieu of dues may not be involuntarily withdrawn from nonunion members' checks. Reviews three areas not addressed: role of public employer, duty to exhaust mandated procedures by objecting employees before pursuing court…

Despite substantial investment in affirmative action throughout higher education, the presence of minorities on faculty and professional staffs has not increased. No institutionwide effort will succeed if the chief executive does not wholeheartedly and continually support the effort. (MLW)

Recommends strategies to help for-profit and non-profit child care centers survive financial crises. These strategies include discovering the source of the problem; monitoring cash flow; trimming the budget; slowing cash outflow; speeding cash inflow; exploring new income sources; enduring the strain effectively; and avoiding crisis repetition.…

Both school boards and parent teacher associations should have a systematic program for exchanging information and for involving parents in school policy-making processes. Responsibilities of each group are listed. (CB)

Focuses on parents' involvement with schools through the education of their own child's home learning activities. Also discusses other forms of involvement such as volunteering and sitting on advisory boards. Home-school collaboration to improve home learning environment is connected to elementary school-age student achievement. (LHW)

Parents and administrators were surveyed about attitudes, practices, and policies related to parent involvement in the education of elementary-age children. While it is interpreted in many ways, each with its supporters and opponents, parent involvement is of strong interest to both groups. (LHW)

When administrators base plans and actions on the particular life circumstances and conditions of parents, effective school-home relations result. This article suggests different emphases in urban versus rural and elementary versus secondary settings. (Author/LHW)

Analyzes the organizational values and other elements that make up institutional cultures, and discusses how these cultures shape the behavior of people in the institutions. Provides administrators with practical strategies for creating effective school cultures within their own institutions. Stresses the importance of positive traditions and…

Discusses issues related to library support for Black Studies courses and programs. Recommends resources for Black Studies faculty to incorporate into their course syllabi and suggests strategies for institutionalizing library support for Black Studies programs. (Author/KH)

The public's attitude toward public schools is the topic of this interview with George Gallup, in which he discusses the impact of the mass media and recent national education reports, the need for schools to improve their public relations efforts, and the role of the principal in this. (DCS)

Suggests ways that teachers and administrators can integrate the microcomputer into their schools, including (1) record keeping, (2) writing instruction, (3) tutoring aids, and (4) adapting tests to individual needs. (EL)

Describes a databased taxonomy of behaviors that elementary and secondary school teachers use to cope with both internally and externally derived work stress, considers the effectiveness of such behaviors, discusses methods for preparing teachers for working conditions, and points out the value of the taxonomy for future research. (PGD)

Tips on improving student test scores fall into two categories: format training and environmental conditions. Environmental conditions include notifying parents of the test, emphasizing the importance of the test, and giving the test in familiar surroundings. Format training includes explaining multiple-choice options and answer sheets. (MLF)

Collective bargaining will mature and be more appreciated for its value as an "agreement-making process" by the year 2000. Presidents will be seen more as part of a management group, less closely tied to faculty, and conflicts will occur more between faculty groups than between faculty and administration. (MSE)