A shortened version of a commencement address delivered at Saint Louis University, May 31, 1969

Argues that educational improvement phrases, such as "No child left behind," are empty slogans without adequate financial support. (PKP)

Keeping all adolescents in high school longer will not necessarily solve illiteracy, crime, and unemployment problems. Dropout prevention programs are already on a collision course with demands for higher promotion and graduation standards. What urban dropouts need is to exchange city slums for a revised version of the Civilian Conservation Corps,…

A highly competitive environment has spawned an unsanctioned system of private preparatory schools that attracts 60 percent of Japan's junior high students. (Author/IRT)

Describes the steps the Oklahoma City schools used in implementing Title IX. (IRT)

Describes a complex case involving termination of a third-grade teacher with recurrent tuberculosis. The United States Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's ruling that the teacher's condition satisfied section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act protecting handicapped persons against discrimination. Since contagiousness was not addressed, the…

Discusses the British experiment with use of multimedia for instruction. (JF)

Critique of Arthur E. Wise's article, "The Constitutional Challenge to Inequities in School Finance, published in the November issue of "Phi Delta Kappan". (HT)

Neither the proponent nor the critics of athletics can offer substantial evidence to prove that athletics per se are either beneficial or harmful. Presents a summary of the research to date. (Editors)

Documents the current status of women in administrative positions in education and outlines some steps that must be taken to further achieve equal employment opportunities in leadership roles. (Author/IRT)

A survey of the participation of women in higher education administration programs at seven universities reveals that women constitute 45 percent of the enrollment and that their rate of placement has been high. However, due to less attractive employment opportunities and fewer scholarships, the future rate of participation is uncertain. (MJL)

Reviews the Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Community Affairs vs. Burdine that sought to clarify the relative burdens of the parties in employment discrimination cases. (Author/WD)

Examines the effects the downturn in the European economy is having on education and employment of young people in Western Europe. (IRT)

Although the women's sports movement has opened up unprecedented opportunities for some women, it has left completely untouched other pervasive inequalities in male programs and may actually have widened these inequalities. (Author)