An evaluation study of the district's counseling and guidance services was undertaken to provide guidance to the San Mateo City School District Board of Trustees in their consideration of staff reductions. Evaluation to support policy decisions should use multiple measures, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data addressing board…

This article argues that successful implementation of Reading Recovery requires a systematic plan to ensure that everyone at the district level, school level, teacher level, and parent/home level understand the goals and benefits of the program, including school board members, community members, central office administrators, principals, teachers,…

Traces the development of the South Dakota State Board of Education requirement that all new teachers must have three semester hours of American Indian studies. Includes an overview of the course guidelines covering American Indian history and culture (especially Sioux), materials evaluation, professional concerns, and most importantly, bicultural…

This case study of the Toronto Board of Education's secondary system thoroughly analyzes barriers to implementing antiracist education in a large, ethnically diverse education district. Findings highlight implementation difficulties, including poor leadership, lack of minorities in key positions, informal resistance, and decentralized decision…

This 13th annual edition of "Education Vital Signs" reports on indicators of school and student success, such as parent involvement, academic coursework, high school completion, technology use, achievement test scores, and student performance on reading, math, and science assessments. Also offers state-by-state statistics and a profile of school…

Interviews and teacher and principal surveys examined how Toronto (Canada) principals have responded to equity-based education initiatives. Describes barriers to implementation in secondary schools and offers strategies for making principals more effective in this area. Concludes that the principal's character and capacity to lead, combined with…

Explains how courts have interpreted sexual harassment to constitute sexual discrimination under Title IX, how the "deliberate indifference" standard may be applied to sexual harassment cases, how courts disagree on school liability for student-to-student harassment, and that school personnel are now being sued for damages. Provides…

Details the increasing competition among search firms that often find themselves caught between the demands of the school board that employs them and the demands of the best candidates willing to risk a career move. Also contains one person's journey from superintendent to search consultant. (MLF)

Describes the process of obtaining and refining community input by major stakeholders utilized in 10 superintendent searches in a Southern state. Professional and personal characteristics and qualifications deemed important for the superintendent were solicited and used by the school boards in selecting the superintendent. (Contains 2 tables and…

Explores some early findings from a sociological study of school governing bodies in two English local educational authorities (LEAs). Examines the extent to which sexism and racism arise during, and are reproduced by, school governing body meetings, and studies sex and race dynamics in the power relations of governing schools. (Author/AF)

Describes the referendum campaign that resulted in voter approval of a $980 million bond issue, part of a $1.5 billion building project, for the Dade County, Florida, Public Schools. (MLF)

Traces legal balance in "Tinker" between Constitutional rights of students and caveat that these rights were secure only as exercise did not "interfere" with disciplinary processes of school. Cites changing political landscape; free exercise and establishment of religion; and search and seizure. Concludes that students appear…

As Houston's fourth school superintendent in 8 years, former board member Rod Paige is weathering his controversial appointment and is ready to work on improving the district's climate and teacher recruitment and selection process. Paige wants to continue the board's recent push toward local school autonomy and to oversee comprehensive curriculum…

Effectiveness in presenting information of a modified box plot and a multivariate STAR graph was compared with that of tables for a sample audience for evaluation results (133 school superintendents, 123 journalists, 100 school board members, 100 principals, 100 teachers). Individual item analysis offers guidance for designing multivariate…

Describes the political struggles of the Teacher's Educational League in Buffalo, New York, and its founder, Mary A. O'Conner. Discusses the issues and problems women teachers encountered in attempts to reform teacher administrator relations. Traces the league's challenge to the Board of Education and the state of New York; explains that many of…