The overall objective of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is to collect the information necessary for a comprehensive picture of elementary and secondary education in the United States. The abundance of data collected permits detailed analyses of the characteristics of schools, principals, teachers, school libraries, and public school…

This article ethnographically examines the ways in which No Child Left Behind (NCLB) links local practices to the centralized processing of data through its narrowing of procedures and measurements aimed at accountability. Framed by actor-network theory, it draws upon data consistently collected between June 2005 and October 2008, and then…

For twenty-nine years, Red Clay Consolidated School District has managed data processing in a unique manner. Red Clay participates in the Data Service Center consortium to provide data management and processing services. This consortium is more independent than a department in the district but not as autonomous as an outsourced arrangement. While…

It used to be much easier to get paid by the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). A lot easier, that is, if you didn't work there. Saddled with an antiquated computer system and manual, repetitive data entry of time cards, officials at California's second-largest school district discovered the payroll department was mistakenly issuing $1…

The selection of an educational data processing facility should not be a one man decision. Discusses some factors to consider when selecting such a system. (Author/JF)

Describes the use of an IBM 360/30 computer in the inventory operation of the Norfolk City School System. (DE)

Explains how the East Brunswick, New Jersey, School District moved from regarding computers as complicated monsters to an acceptance of their own computer as a sophisticated tool. Provides a 6-point explanation of the equipment efficiency and the rationale for adopting a planning, programing, budgeting, and evaluating system approach. (EA)

Feasible uses of the computer in curriculum management are in the areas of curriculum planning, curriculum implementation, and curriculum evaluation. (Author/CB)

The community cable that brings television programs to homes can, at a small cost, be utilized by schools and local governments as a medium for data communication. Technical and legal aspects are addressed. (MLF)

Paper presented at Symposium on the Application of Technology to Education, Washington, D.C., September 9-10, 1968.