Demonstrates how one community family life education agency deals with pressures for and against sex education, describing the agency's philosophy and curriculum and providing suggestions for strategic planning. (MP)

Examined the specific sources of stress among 122 recently transferred executives and their spouses. Results indicated differences among husbands and wives and various stressors related to mobility. Discusses ways in which families, communities and corporations may facilitate adaption and coping. (Author/RC)

This article discusses the steps involved in conducting a feasibility study to assess the need for an RN-BSN baccalaureate program at a particular site. It also presents a case report of a feasibility study for an outreach baccalaureate program for registered nurses in Colorado Springs. (Author/CT)

Describes the local financing of the vocational agriculture program at East Butler School in Nebraska. In addition, the article provides guidelines that must be followed when planning a local budget. (LRA)

Presents a framework for international education in community colleges that is consistent with a commitment to community-based, performance-oriented education. The framework is based on an interactive forces theory that relates the success of a new program to interaction between institutional goals, and personal and extrapersonal forces. (AYC)

Reviews historic ties between crisis intervention and the beginning of suicidology. A program to offer survivor counseling for those whose loved ones have been killed and for those whose loved ones were the killers is described. Other areas for suicidology application are outlined in terms of survivors, industry, and school. (Author/BEF)

Investigated factors predicting districts' abilities to generate cross-sector support for reforms, using New Jersey's 1998 Supreme Court decision mandating the implementation of comprehensive reforms in its 30 poorest districts and exploring the extent to which community support impacted willingness to embrace reforms and perceptions of resource…

Ralston (Nebraska) Public School District's communitywide survey helped set school facilities priorities while keeping the district's finite resources firmly in mind. With an outline of maintenance costs for the next 10 years, the district can develop a strategic construction schedule. The board also has the option of financing projects through a…

Families (N=102) of disabled children in an Israeli kibbutz were interviewed. Parental stress was found to be reduced by the availability of material and financial resources, sharing in day-to-day child care, and overall community acceptance. Parents did experience a sense of loneliness and concerns about their children's social integration and…

An Illinois school system won a bond issue election with a 30-day marketing campaign. Helpful marketing practices include identification of the target audience and finding the best medium to reach the audience. (MLF)

Outlines proactive administrative strategies to reduce conflicts between institutions of higher education and communities: (1) be open and trustworthy; (2) demonstrate economic contributions; (3) consider neighborhood newsletters; (4) invite neighborhood participation; (5) extend student-discipline procedures; (6) invest in the community; and (7)…

Inclusion is not an economy move but a way to meet children's special needs in regular, age-appropriate classroom, with provision for a full continuum of support services and no admittance prerequisites. An even more appropriate approach is infusion--across-the-board representation of all students in all schools, regardless of their individual…

The Green Spaces Project in Lincoln County (Ontario) allows elementary students to develop habitats on or near school property to attract wildlife back to the city. Success of the project is attributed to community support and the hiring of a coordinator. (KS)

Many districts (like District 28 in Tempe, Arizona) that made major cuts in their arts programs in the 1980s have rebuilt them only to be challenged by burgeoning student populations. Some, like one Colorado district, have begun sharing arts facilities with community organizations. Community support is essential. (MLH)

This is the Phase I report for a needs assessment and accompanying study sponsored by the Oklahoma State Department of Education which was conducted during the 2010 calendar year. This report seeks to determine the importance of nine essential elements to being classified as a school in need of improvement. 61 schools are involved in this study…