There has been a long-standing history of segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities from receiving a quality education in public school districts throughout the country. In response to the growing outcry for equal opportunities for students with and without special needs, Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act…

Administrator compensation in North Carolina schools has traditionally been based on experience and preparation, independent of the level of performance. The development plan adopted addresses this issue by recommending five levels of differentiation for each administrator job classification. A person may stay in one classification for an entire…

The primary purpose of this book is to present the critical issues in pupil transportation that will confront pupil transportation supervisors in local school districts. The following issues are discussed: (1) demands for extended service from community pressure groups; (2) reductions in budget requests by governing bodies; (3) unrest among driver…

Questionnaires were sent to 97 computer coordinators in school districts in Texas and 59 program directors in colleges of education throughout the United States to determine: (1) the computer knowledge and skills that school district computer coordinators perceive to be needed by classroom teachers; (2) the computer knowledge and skills that…

Provides a scenario of a physical education class in which a student was injured in an activity conducted without proper instruction and adequate materials. The student sues the student teacher, her supervisor, the university department chair, and the university. The article examines the liability of each party. (SM)

This report contains findings and discussion concerning the influence of contextual factors upon the student teaching experience. Introductory remarks explain the rationale for the study as well as the substance of other documents resulting from it. A section describing methodology reports that data for the study were collected from two sites: a…

Public Law 94-142 requires that local education agencies (LEAs) generating less than $7,500 through the child count formula either submit consolidated applications or use the state education agency (SEA) to provide child services directly. A survey of state directors of special education in 50 states sought to address the status of interagency…

To find major problems with the National School Lunch Program, a study was conducted with 1,015 students, their parents, and 16 school lunch supervisors in 18 Washington school districts. When interviewed, only 2% of the students said the lunch program did not need any changes. The needed changes most often mentioned were for "different kinds…