Telephone interviews with 43 of the 50 state school board associations revealed that 10 states have mandatory training and 32 had voluntary training. The most frequently cited training activities were school board associations' annual conventions cited by 31 states. Suggests possible avenues of development in school board training. (MLF)

In an employment setting, psychological assessment focuses on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and characteristics that would lead to success in a specific assignment. Offers suggestions for selecting a psychologist and estimates costs. (MLF)

In this article, the author discusses racial and school segregation with the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, as well as the Brown vs. Board of Education case as an example. The Plessy case deals with Louisiana's separate car law, wherein a 30-year-old apprentice shoemaker named Homer Plessy, who was 1/8 Negro, was arrested for sitting in the Whites-only…

This report summarizes Mayor Fenty's proposed legislation to take over the District of Columbia Public Schools, compares it to actions taken or proposed by the school board, and analyzes the potential of the mayor's plan to fix underlying school system problems identified by the Council in two recent reports. The Council has produced this current…

In this book, the author uses his experiences as a parent, teacher, and school board member to explore what has gone wrong with education and how to make it right. He takes the reader inside classrooms, locker rooms, school board meetings, and parent-teacher conferences to discover how children are being educated--or, more often than not,…

If needed significant educational change is to be achieved, some countervailing power source capable of confronting administrative bureaucracy and making it conform to the present needs of the public must be established. Community control, the subdivision of the large system into appropriate communities and the control of each community by its…

This book presents the largest and most comprehensive look at the men and women leading the nation's public schools. This profile of the school superintendency offers a close examination of: (1) superintendents' personal characteristics, professional experience, and professional preparation and training; (2) superintendent/school board relations;…

This publication is a transcript of Superintendent Angus McBeath's presentation to legislators and media at an Issues and Ideas Forum hosted by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Lansing, Michigan. McBeath discusses education reform in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, including: (1) Basic Elements of Reform; (2) School Employee Union Involvement;…

This book was written to help school boards undertake a systematic campaign of fund raising for public schools. The introduction describes the importance of fund raising that grows out of a school district's long-term goals and current programs. The two categories of fund raising include event- and donor-centered fund raising. Section 1 presents…

In Canada, acclamation occurs when there are not enough candidates nominated for particular seats to force election campaigns. The candidates are then automatically declared elected, and the election process is aborted. This paper identifies cohorts of newly elected trustees and tracks them through a series of elections to determine the…

Article described the middle management team approach to public school administration as a way of avoiding collective bargaining with middle management. (Author/RK)

This paper presents the suggestions of the Educational Priorities Panel (EPP) to the New York City Council and the Board of Estimate, concerning the city's educational budget for Fiscal Year 1984. Recent trends in New York City's educational services are reviewed. Noting that the public schools have had to reduce their services due to financial…

THIS CONFERENCE PAPER DISCUSSES DE FACTO SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S OPEN ENROLLMENT PLAN AND OTHER EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT SCHOOL INTEGRATION. IN THE COURSE OF THIS DISCUSSION THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THESE EFFORTS IS EXPLAINED. (EF)