A survey of 188 employees of the Chicago school system sought to determine their attitudes about the recently established residency requirement. Fifty-four percent of the respondents opposed the requirement and a majority felt the residency policy would not fulfill the objectives of city officials. (Author/WD)

While in general agreement with the Gallup Poll's expression of what is wrong with the schools, the North Carolina high school students surveyed see the major source of difficulty as lack of personal commitment by all those who are most closely involved in public education. (Author/IRT)

Presents the results of a survey that gathered opinions on the governance and substance of teacher education programs. (IRT)

Argues that notwithstanding recent survey findings to the contrary, knowledge of history among today's elementary and secondary school students is no less---and probably more--than that of previous generations. Compares results of earlier history surveys to support argument. (Contains 28 references.)(PKP)

Of the total weighted sample of this national survey, 79 percent of the mathematics teachers surveyed believe that there has been a decline in the mathematics skills of high school students. The most frequently mentioned reasons for the decline are presented, along with suggestions for improving student performance. (IRT)

If the explanations offered are correct, inflation should be leveling off and a small amount of deflation might be expected. The major initial impact of declining enrollments, changing student quality, and financial pressures has already been felt, and the pressure within academe to contain grade inflation is mounting. (Author/IRT)

Results of this survey reveal that teachers and administrators are generally not knowledgeable about the operational dictates of the Supreme Court decisions affecting education. (Author/IRT)

Presents results from a survey of selected school superintendents about how to deal with the disease Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the schools. They are in agreement that AIDS education should be part of the regular school curriculum. There is no general agreement on how schools should deal with other aspects of the AIDS disease.…

Issues discussed include Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's impending retirement, high unemployment, the Quebec separatist movement, the dual language question in Manitoba and Western Canada, labor strife in British Columbia, the effects of the national economic recession on children, and Canadian hopes for the future. (JBM)

Reports on a study conducted among 815 high school students in three schools -- urban, suburban, and rural. The study revealed that 81 percent of the students perceive teachers to be violating the right to respect for their opinions. (Author)

A survey of 102 teachers in grades K-12 concerning what they find valuable in inservice programs revealed that teachers felt they benefitted most from self-chosen, informal, participatory activities. The findings indicate that effective inservice programs should involve teachers in all stages and should foster collegial sharing of ideas.…

Two surveys (15 months apart) of K-12 teachers in one Missouri district used the Teacher Skill/Interest Questionnaire to determine which topics teachers preferred to have covered in inservice training. General inservice training priorities remained constant over the 15-month period, but individual teachers' perceived needs showed considerable…

A study of 50 Wisconsin public school districts that engage in formal collective bargaining revealed that the pupil-teacher ratio tends to increase slightly as bargaining becomes more sophisticated. Other factors, however, had more positive relationships with pupil-teacher relationship than bargaining. (Author/WD)

Reports on a survey of Missouri teachers' knowledge about, practices with, and attitudes toward the use of calculators in mathematics instruction. Teachers were unaware of many uses for calculators and were unfamiliar with research on their use. (IRT)

The people reveal fears about "crime in the schools" and offer opinions on treatment of "noninterested" and recalcitrant students, training for citizenship, sports participation by girls, teacher tenure, four proposed constitutional amendments, and on many other questions. (Editors)