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Calkins, Kenneth L. – American School Board Journal, 1986
A survey of absentee voting in the Highline (Washington) School District revealed that mailed-in ballots have no better than--and often less than--a 50-50 chance of favoring school finance issues. School officials should reconsider encouraging the growth of voting by mail. (IW)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Relations, Community Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDash, Robert C.; Hawkinson, Robert E. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2001
Examines the applicability of two alternative theories of small-town politics to a case of Mexican American political mobilization in Woodburn, Oregon, where Mexican Americans comprised half the population. Discusses Mexican American attempts to promote a housing project for migrant workers and to pressure the school board to reflect Mexican…
Descriptors: Activism, Community Relations, Elementary Secondary Education, Mexican Americans
Caudell, Lee Sherman – Northwest Education, 1996
Draws on interviews with local citizens, Hispanic former migrants, and school staff to examine problems and successes associated with Hispanic integration into the community and schools of Mill City, Oregon. Emphasizes the efforts of educators, parents, businesses, and citizens to provide equitable education through cultural awareness,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Relations, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)
