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Corathers, Don – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Recounts the case of a high school drama teacher in North Carolina who was disciplined after she chose a play for her students to perform, Lee Blessing's "Independence," which contained characters and language a parent found objectionable. Discusses the legal case that ensued and implications for academic freedom and the First Amendment.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Community Attitudes, Drama, High Schools
Walberg, Herbert J.; Hess, G. Alfred, Jr. – 1985
This survey of public opinion about Chicago Public Schools charts responses in the following areas: (1) general evaluation of the public schools; (2) grading the staff; (3) the biggest problems facing Chicago schools; (4) a range of proposed reforms; and (5) finances. Characteristics of the respondents and public school parents also are plotted.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
