Profiles successful magnet arts schools in New Orleans, Prince George's County (Maryland), and Denver and provides guidelines for school board members desiring to open schools of the arts. Board members are urged to garner support, find a suitable location, build a staff, decide on format and enrollment method, and develop partnerships with local…

Using data from 498 Alabama industries, plant locations were compared with community characteristics, showing that industries tend to locate in communities with certain levels of community characteristics, educational support, and community support. Higher levels of one of these factors usually correlated with higher levels of the others. (SK)

The 1998 Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program provides $120 million for Title I schools and an additional $25 million for all public schools. Almost 3,000 schools are receiving $50,000 each to implement schoolwide models listed and explained in this article. Challenges and funding tips are discussed. (Contains 13 references.) (MLH)

Describes use of a "curbside critique," a weekly assessment by community volunteers and school leaders to maintain an appealing appearance of the schoolyard and building exterior. (PKP)

This article introduces Community Bridge, a participatory public art project that brought together artists and residents to address aesthetic needs of an urban environment. The Community Bridge is an exemplary work of art by American artist William Cochran. In addition to creating a natural gathering place for residents of all ages, the bridge is…

Various surveys have documented widespread support among US parents, students, teachers and health professionals for school-based comprehensive sexuality education. In many school districts, however, the sexuality education provided is minimal, incomplete or fragmented, and essential topics are often omitted or inaccurately presented. To help…

In recent years issues concerning community support for education and participation in educational management have come to the fore in developing Asian and Pacific countries. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCO/PROAP) has organized regional training…

This document presents a South Carolina statewide consensus of what children are expected to know and be able to do in mathematics and the changes necessary in the education system to support what teachers and students do every day in the classroom. Chapter titles are: (1) "A Vision for Change"; (2) "Learning and Teaching…

A tour of the hospital, a puppet show, and a discussion period afterwards over lemonade and cookies are all part of one hospital's efforts to prepare children and their families for the hospitalization, surgery, or other experiences young patients must undergo. (Author/CS)

Discusses the need for active citizen involvement and support for community education programs and offers recommendations on how program administrators can improve their communication and public relations skills. (JG)

Summaries of four studies on school community relations, student achievement and community support are provided in this report. The studies abstracted are: (1) "School-Community Relations, Student Achievement, and Conflict Resolution," by John E. Ingram, Jr.; (2) "School-Community Relations and Student Achievement in Communities of Differing…

This article deals with the task which the President's Commission gave the professional associations to mount a vigorous campaign to educate the nation about the critical need to learn other languages and customs. It deals with the campaign, first in terms of program planning to bridge the gap between where we are and where we want to be; and…

This manual had its origins in a training project at the University of Michigan directed at the staff and directors of area planning agencies on aging. The manual is a revised version of a manuscript used in the regional workshops to facilitate the planning and coordination of services and programs for older people. Its purpose is to provide an…

The "inevitable and ubiquitous nature of censorship" forces teachers of literature to accept seven responsibilities: (1) to know literature of all types and all periods extremely well and to know what constitutes literary merit and adolescent appeal in any work; (2) to understand the implications of arguments for and against censorship; (3) to…