Most school systems in Tennessee raise additional revenue for instructional and extracurricular activities through fund raising projects and voluntary student fee collections. Responses to a questionnaire by 129 principals (from a sample of 15) were analyzed to determine the extent, diversity, and results of fund raising activities and fee…

Designed to provide schools with the tools to start utilizing computers for student activity programs without additional expenditures, this handbook provides beginning computer users with suggestions and ideas for using computers in such activities as drama clubs, yearbooks, newspapers, activity calendars, accounting programs, room utilization,…

Views oral interpretation festivals as educational exercises superior to competitive events and suggests methods for improving the organization, criticism and listening elements of these festivals. (MH)

The major objective of this publication is to meet the immediate needs of the large majority in the student affairs profession before they must come face to face with the elements of the collective bargaining process on their own campuses. (Author)

Discusses "no pass-no play" rules adopted by many state legislatures and local school districts that raise the academic standards students must meet before participating in extracurricular activities. Reviews two recent court challenges to the rules' constitutionality, focusing on due process, authority, and participation as a right or…

While the courts have said that public schools may not permit extracurricular religious groups to meet at school, Congress's Equal Access Act says that under certain conditions they must. The Supreme Court will review the issue. A copy of the Equal Access Act is provided. (DCS)

Principals can improve the academic climate of their schools by setting educational objectives and eliminating extracurricular programs hindering their realization. Recommendations include scheduling extracurricular activities outside the school day, minimizing noninstructional uses of class time, and restructuring administration to allow…

Administrators can influence teachers in areas that are critical for successful school integration: effective teaching, handling discipline positively, getting feedback, and extracurricular activities. This article explains how all these areas can be handled to lessen racial tension. (Editor)

Examines the legal issues arising out of the regulation of extracurricular activities and the way in which these problems will likely be resolved by the courts in the coming years. (Author)

Presents 15 suggestions for planning successful science fairs with younger children. Includes a list of ways in which the library can help. (SK)

Described is a study which (1) examines opinions and attitudes of students towards various aspects of using living animals in studying biology and (2) identifies variables that affect student attitudes and opinions. Results include the finding that most students clearly favor live animal studies. (CS)

By altering the school schedule, one English school has made room at the end of the day for a special activities period during which eleven to fourteen year olds participate in extracurricular activities, private study, or special elective courses. Pupils' reactions to the scheme are noted. (SJL)

Suggests that videotape recordings of the student activities program can serve as orientation materials for new sponsors and help preserve the continuity of the program. (SJL)

An Ohio study reveals that to reach the key position of vice-principal, it may be helpful for women seeking promotion to gain visibility through positions like counseling or through taking active roles as coaches or activity sponsors. (Author/JM)

Both P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and P.L. 93-113 (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) require students with handicapping conditions to have opportunities in extracurricular activities including interscholastic sports. The key consideration in the laws' requirements is equal opportunity, not equal treatment.…