The Texas Supreme Court ruled that students' rights to participate in extracurricular activities were not on the same level as rights to free speech and found that the state law barring failing students from extracurricular activities was rationally related to a legitimate state interest in educational quality. (PGD)

The application of the principles of intramural athletic competition to stimulate outstanding academic performance is discussed in this paper. The implementation of an academic intramural competition based on student diversity, immediate recognition, fun, and meaningful prizes in a Texas high school is described. The program is based on the tenet…

Discussion of the needs of the public education system focuses on changes in public schools in Texas. Topics discussed include economic conditions; manufacturing and educational status of foreign countries; educational administration; educational finances; cultural and economic minority students; early childhood development centers; and…