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Ficklen, Ellen – American School Board Journal, 1985
Reports on the 1985 convention of the National Education Association noting changes in the group's politics and its efforts to present a more moderate image. One event during the convention was a march on the South African Embassy protesting apartheid. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy
Bateman, C. Fred – American School Board Journal, 1985
It's up to school board members to communicate they want schools to improve academic scores and standards while increasing their holding power. Outlines ways superintendents can act to reinforce such policy. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Educational Administration
Uhrmacher, P. Bruce – American School Board Journal, 1985
Describes how three Colorado school systems joined together and set up a dropout prevention commission that used a seven-step approach to work at reducing student dropout rates. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
American School Board Journal, 1986
Reports on nationwide school improvement trends shown by the following indicators: (1) S.A.T. and A.C.T. scores, (2) school dropout rates, (3) preprimary enrollment rates, (4) increased numbers of required courses, and (5) the 1985 Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitude Toward the Public Schools. Six charts are included. (IW)
Descriptors: Charts, College Entrance Examinations, Dropout Rate, Educational Assessment
