Examines issues and problems related to leave policies in day care centers. Offers recommendations on the formulation and implementation of vacation, sick, and personal leave, leave without pay, jury duty, military leave, and bereavement leave. (RWB)

Asks whether Machiavelli or St. Benedict of Nursia provides the better model for school administration and student discipline. Finds Benedict's teachings, which stress love, prudence, and the avoidance of extremes, better suited to the traditions and spirituality of Catholic education. (DMM)

Discusses responsibilities of media specialists and librarians regarding knowledge of copyright developments; copyright owners' rights; Fair Use, which provides educators with limited rights to reproduce copyrighted works; congressional guidelines established to guide Fair Use application; and off-air recording limitations, a particularly…

School systems need channels for communication allowing teachers to give their thoughts on policies to administrators. (DCS)

The president of the New School for Social Research (New York) explains the institution's policy on freedom of expression in the context of a controversial art exhibit and suggests that academe consider how to use freedom of expression more vigorously in pursuit of a society free of prejudice and intolerance. (MSE)

Discusses differing opinions about (1) exclusion of ill children from child care; (2) the meaning of fever; (3) appropriate care for ill children; (4) transfer of information about ill children in child care; and (5) written policies and procedures for care of ill children. (NH)

The link that homework provides between school and community can become more productive if teachers and administrators ensure that the school homework is clear, meaningful, varied, and regularly assigned. (Author/TE)

The school can help abused and neglected children by establishing policies, training staff, and ensuring administrator commitment. (Author)

A policy is a general statement of intent to act in a particular manner when confronted with a given situation or to achieve a given result in the future. Because policies ensure consistency and fairness, policy making is the most important function assigned to a governing board. Policies are not only the vehicle by which a board expresses and…

Offers schools, state, and regional authorities a list of suggested priorities for environmental education programs. Recommends that adoption and/or adaptation of the itemized priorities can assist schools in the design, development, and implementation of each school's own particular program and policy. (ML)

A campus atmosphere of cultural pluralism in which individual minority groups can maintain a sense of identity and uniqueness while acknowledging and building on shared experiences and values can empower all members of the college community. Student activities policies and procedures reconsidered in this light can lower barriers. (Author/MSE)

Considers the different routes, and the advantages and disadvantages of each, that a school can take in developing its own vision or mission. Presents numerous questions surrounding issues such as what school visions are, their importance, and considerations in their development. Three examples of school vision statements are presented. (GLR)

The two segments of membership of the National Association for Campus Activities, commercial and school, can collaborate most effectively for multicultural campus programing through good communication, school identification of specific cultural issues to be addressed in programing, and establishment of standards and expectations for implementation…

Deregulation of the Australian telecommunications industry requires university managers who understand telephone system operations and maintenance and careful selection among various telecommunications options. Required are an institutional telecommunications policy and comprehensive records of the technical performance of a telecommunications…

Offers administrative directives, including visitor identification and student release policies and a specific release procedure, for preventing and dealing with problems related to child snatching by spouses or former spouses. (KS)