Across the country, millions of students that were expected to enroll in school last Fall did not show up. Public schools are searching for these "missing students" and working to get them back to school, either virtually or brick and mortar. The enrollment drop stands to impact more than just the missing students. Education funding…

California is in the midst of a crisis of homelessness, with more than 1 in 5 of the nation's students identified as experiencing homelessness residing in the state. The incidence of student poverty and homelessness in California has been rising steadily both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the total student population. Although the…

Each time children change schools, they leave behind friends, and must adapt to a new environment. This new environment may include not only a new school, but also a new home, a new neighborhood, a new part of town, and, potentially, a new family arrangement. This larger array of possible changes will determine if the move causes overall benefit…

School boards significantly contribute to the future of education. There are three major elements regarding the role of school board members. First, demographic changes may illuminate school board members to their tasks. Demography reveals changes in family status. For instance, more children live with only one parent, more children are…

This annual report provides a general review of the significant activities and accomplishments of the Nebraska Technical Community College Association (NTCCA) during 1986, as well as enrollment, placement, program, and financial data on the Nebraska Technical Community College Areas. The report begins with an overview of the membership,…

For a number of years there has been a growing recognition of the importance of the school board's role in improving educational programs and services. Evidences of this recognition may be found in the increased citizen interest in school boards, the amount of school administration literature devoted to them, the rapidly growing body of school…

This report is based on the responses of 61 urban school districts surveyed in 1979. Statistical tables cover the following areas: student enrollment, staffing, finances, selection and organization of school boards, school board-community relations, collective bargaining, alternative instructional programs, and profiles of school board members and…

It is easy to forget the continuous, slow, often difficult path that the May 17, 1954 Brown decision of the Supreme Court has taken and the many small--and often forgotten--problems that have been faced in the past 22 years. Delaware had some warning in 1952 that desegregation might occur and what it might involve. Most school districts received…

After three years of self-study, Maryland has emerged with a reorganized state-level coordinating agency. The mandate of the Board extends beyond the interests of the individual colleges and universities that make up the system, to embrace all aspects of the delivery of educational services to the citizens of the state. The Board finds that the…

This document reports the findings of a survey designed to assess the extent and nature of the involvement of school board members and school administrators in the public school purchasing process. A total of 1,199 school board members and 177 school administrators were interviewed during the 4 days of the 1969 National School Boards Association…

Historically, vocational education has been targeted at those destined for nonprofessional work, and vocational teachers, administrators, and students have become isolated from the mainstream of secondary education. Research has found broader student participation in vocational education than anticipated, the numbers peaked in 1984 and now are…

In 1980, Tonnelly Central School District became the first school district in New York State to be dissolved pursuant to Section 1505 of Education Law, marking the first use of dissolution and annexation as a means by which to address the programmatic and management problems encountered in the operation of a central school district. Problems faced…

AN ARTICLE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION IS PRESENTED TO PROVIDE HELP TO THOSE CONSIDERING THIS STEP AND TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR RESEARCH. CHARACTERISTICS OF INADEQUATE DISTRICTS ARE LISTED, AND REASONS FOR CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF SUCH DISTRICTS ARE DISCUSSED. FIVE CRITERIA FOR MEASURING SCHOOL DISTRICT ADEQUACY ARE PRESENTED--SCOPE OF THE…

This study surveyed the role of public school adult education in Nebraska--the need and rationale for adult and continuing education in Nebraska, the place of adult education in the public schools, the role and responsibility of boards of education and school administrators, and the part played by the state and Federal governments were considered.…

Alternatives in coping with the problems related to declining enrollment in rural school districts were explored in a study undertaken in 1976 by a special committee appointed by the Iowa Association of School Boards. Over a two year period the 18 member committee examined enrollment, finance, curriculum, facilities, faculty, mergers, and other…