Describes the work of the five regional centers established by the U.S. Department of Education under the 1986 Drug Free Schools and Communities Act 1986, including the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the centers. (SK)

Lists several premises concerning drug education and prevention which form the basis for Skills for Growing, a Quest International program targeted at students in kindergarten through grade five. Program goals are listed, external and internal conditions envisioned by Quest are discussed, and positive social behaviors and commitments which are…

A broad outline is provided of 12 of the basics that form the framework for any successful school antidrug program. Each one is illustrated by case studies culled from the 47 programs that received the United States Department of Education's second annual drug-free school recognition award (1988-89). (MLF)

Examines the characteristics of three types of motion detectors: Doppler radar, infrared, and ultrasonic wave, and how they are used on school buses to prevent students from being killed by their own school bus. Other safety devices cited are bus crossing arms and a camera monitor system. (MLF)

Findings from an outcome evaluation of the California AIDS Education and Prevention Program, the largest of its kind in the country, are presented. Specific programs suffered from design defects that made it impossible to accurately determine their effectiveness. Attitude and behavior change was not properly addressed by the programs. (TJH)

Describes a study designed to determine the confidence level of 370 child care staff members in their ability to recognize and prevent common health problems of children. Some staff members were confident in their ability to recognize some health problems and they indicated a need for health education. (RJC)

Describes three cases which exemplify mistakes in the recognition of child abuse by physicians, judges, and child welfare professionals. Discusses implications for prevention of child abuse and death and disability in young, at-risk children. (RJC)

The phenomenon of dropout that once plagued correspondence education can be reduced in modern distance education systems by careful recruitment techniques and counseling strategies. (Author)

Explores the use of group counseling as one intervention strategy for dealing with suicidal adolescents. Presents the scope of adolescent suicide; explores resistance to starting groups for suicidal adolescents; and discusses counselor characteristics, group composition, appropriate group goals, and techniques appropriate for use with this…

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended retiring as unsafe all school buses made before April 1, 1977. Buses built after that date--called "poststandard buses"--are likely to be in great demand for safety, economic, and legal reasons. (MLF)

Describes the funding mechanism in Illinois that permits school districts to levy a separate tax to pay for risk management and tort liability. Offers practical applications for risk care management including risk care management job descriptions. (MLF)

Analyzes progress in the fight against the "cigarette epidemic," presents evidence relating smoking to cancer, and provides suggestions for citizen action to curb cigarette-smoking and to prevent children from developing the habit. (LS)

High school classmates wrote a play, "Empty Chairs," as a classroom assignment. The play has won national acclaim for its powerful message of the tragedy and futility of suicide. A videotape of the play is available and is currently being shown by schools and other organizations across the nation. (MLF)

Surveys 776 K-12 students from a rural Indiana school district, using various personal-attribute and personal-history inventories, to see whether students' self-concept scores correlated with their teachers' ratings of students' at-risk behaviors on the Potential Dropout Checklist. Although the personal-attribute inventories across all grade…

If educators cease trying to teach difficult students, there will be no one left to enculturate them. Violence is unleased in the presence of broken social bonds, unmanageable doses of stress and conflict, our violent culture, and brain abnormalities. Teachers cannot reform society, but can achieve major victories on three fronts: primary…