Despite a growing recognition of the significance of student transportation for promoting equitable school choice, to date, there has been limited understanding of the implementation of school transportation policies, particularly in choice-heavy settings. Moreover, little is known about the challenges associated with managing student…

More states are recognizing the importance of leadership roles for teachers, signaling that state policy is reflecting teachers' voices. Thirty-five states now have formal teacher leadership policies, with a net of eight additional states adopting formal teacher leadership policies in the past two years. Even though the implementation of any…

The goal of safely and sustainably reopening K-12 school buildings for in-person learning is widely recognized as critical to minimizing the impact of academic, social, emotional, and mental strains brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic. In order for in-person learning to succeed on an ongoing basis, schools must be able to offer safe…

Paraeducators perform multiple roles in U.S. classrooms, including among others preparing classroom activities, working with students individually and in small groups, supporting individualized programming for students with disabilities, managing classroom behavior, and engaging with parents and communities. Yet, little research provides insights…

IN THIS LETTER THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK DISCUSSES THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY HIS ADVISORY PANEL ON SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION. HE NOTES THAT INSTEAD OF DECENTRALIZING THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME, ADMINISTRATORS MIGHT FOCUS ON THE OPERATION OF COMMUNITY BOARDS FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS, AND ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF…

PROPOSALS BY THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION ARE REVIEWED. PROPELLED BY THE BOYCOTT OF I.S. 201, THE BOARD ULTIMATELY DEVELOPED SEVEN PROJECTS WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE PROPOSAL OFFERING THE GREATEST POSSIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WAS ONE WHICH SUGGESTED THE CREATION OF TWO…

It is asserted, in this testimony by the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union before the May 1974 public hearings of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, that the New York City Board of Education has refused to desegregate even where there was a sufficient number of whites to do so. (Author/JM)

Strongly criticized are the New York City Board of Education (especially its Board of Examiners), the Council of Supervisory Associations, and the United Federation of Teachers. These institutions are said to be responsible for maintaining a white-dominated school system which "systematically" excludes Negroes and Puerto Ricans from…

NOTING THE NEED TO DEVELOP CITYWIDE PLANS FOR DEALING WITH THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE, AND OTHER CITY SERVICES, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATES ITS DISAGREEMENT WITH THE REPORT OF THE MAYOR'S PANEL ON SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION, THE SO-CALLED BUNDY REPORT. THE…

A STUDY OF 12 WISCONSIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS MEASURED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXTENT OF INNOVATIVENESS EXHIBITED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE DEGREE OF CONSENSUS OF EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ROLE WITHIN AND BETWEEN GROUPS OF CITIZENS, TEACHERS, ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. MEASURES OF INNOVATIVENESS INCLUDED (1)…

THIS PLAN CONTAINS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR INCREASED PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. IN PART IT RESPONDS TO AN EARLIER PLAN PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR'S PANEL ON DECENTRALIZATION. THE PRESENT PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRUCTURING OF THE…

Examined one New York City school district's literacy improvement efforts. Data from document reviews, interviews, and observations highlighted strong parallels between how children learned to read and how teachers learned to teach. These parallels stemmed from the way the professional development system was anchored on the Balanced Literacy…

Questions the effectiveness of decentralization of New York City school administration in delivering quality education because of local community boards' susceptibility to political pressure and patronage. (SF)

This is the text of the law governing the New York City Community School District System. The law defines the relationship of the Board of Education of the City with the Community School Districts and the means by which the Community Districts are to be governed. The composition of the District School Boards and the election procedure for them are…

Compares and contrasts the reactions of two predominantly white Brooklyn communities to the assignment in September, 1972 of black students to one of their schools: the resistance of Canarsie and the acceptance of Bensonhurst. (JM)