A case study of a once declining and troubled vocational school that is now a new, comprehensive high school. (Author)

Offers recommendations to improve the present inequitable method of financing urban education. Recommendations include full state funding, increased federal aid, increased accountability, and increased emphasis on program improvement. (IRT)

Because teacher education does not prepare prospective teachers for the realities of innercity schools, this responsibility lies with the administrator. Principals must take the time to demythologize the students, the environment, and the culture. This approach will enable teachers to stay and provide the continuity and stability often missing…

This article sketches the background of current problems facing urban secondary school principals and cites a profile of the effective urban principal derived from recent research. Outstanding problems concerning the conditions and role of the urban principalship are discussed. (MJL)

Offers suggestions for making urban communities efficient, attractive, safe, and supportive of education. Advises urban school leaders to set high expectations for students, build less bureaucratic administrative structures, initiate a comprehensive renewal program, and create a support network beyond the school. Includes 10 references. (MLH)

Recent trends are reviewed in support of the contention that urban education is returning to the educational mainstream. The emphasis on professional accountability and the principal as instructional leader, the promise of effective schools research, stronger school-business relationships, and more effective public relations are discussed. (MJL)

This summary of a study describing the communications of school administrators and teachers and the degree of congruency between principals' and teachers' instructional intentions and students' and teachers' perceptions of classroom events concludes by proposing Rensis Likert's overlapping work groups as a more effective organizational pattern for…

This essay contends that the neglect of urban education inherent in the Reagan administration's policy of phasing out federal support for education establishes an environment threatening to the nation. It is argued that investment in human resources now will lead to payoffs in future tax contributions. (MJL)

Urban secondary school teachers feel the greatest difficulties facing them in the instructional setting are caused by administrative inefficiency and classroom management problems, according to the study results reported here. Luckily, the major concerns identified can be directly addressed by administrator action. (PGD)

Chronicles the historic and contemporary contributions of Catholic schools to American education, particularly in the urban environment among the poor and disadvantaged. (Author/WD)

Changes signaling more effective public education that taxpayers have not yet perceived include targeting of resources to deficient schools, summer remedial programs and tougher student promotion policies, principal training programs, more efficient use of funds, improved student achievement, new regulations reducing school violence, and increased…

Advocates for multiculturalism in the curriculum see the melting pot idea as a form of cultural totalitarianism that has systematically excluded people of color and women. This article reviews scholarly research on pre-Columbian African presence in the Americas and advocates a more inclusive treatment of U.S. history that recognizes contributions…

An example presented from a teacher's perspective illustrates the implementation of shared governance procedures that allowed teachers to demonstrate leadership, increased confidence in the system, and enhanced awareness of the process of accomplishing change. By improving teacher-administrator communication, shared governance is seen as removing…

The Atlanta school superintendent describes the city's concerns and strengths in conjunction with policies devoted to improving students' academic achievement and career preparation and placement. Strategies implemented include winning principals' cooperation, inservice teacher training in reading and mathematics, partnership with businesses, and…

This inquiry is directed at understanding the factors related to recruitment and retention of urban secondary teachers. Data were collected via selected response questionnaires from 815 public high school teachers in a large Midwest city. The findings provide implications for urban centers in the U.S. educational system from the classroom…