Critics review 14 books recommended for school board members' summer reading. (MLF)

Provides political background on the National Research and Education Network (NREN). The growth of computer information networks is discussed, including the INTERNET and NSFNET; the legislative process involved with creating the NREN is explained; and the future prospects for a National Information Infrastructure (NII) are discussed. (LRW)

Looks at the history of the outcome-based education (OBE) movement and offers opinions from a variety of federal and state officials and Christian organizations. Discusses the fit between OBE and vocational-technical education. (JOW)

Shows that residents in and near Richmond, Virginia (the state capital), are significantly more knowledgeable about state politics than are residents living elsewhere in the state, and that Richmond residents are exposed to far more news of state politics and government. (SR)

Discusses the career and achievement of the British writer Matthew Arnold. Focuses on Arnold's status as a symbol of conservatism in the current culture wars. Argues for a recuperation of a true representation of Arnold's achievement. Illustrates the dangers of misrepresenting major literary figures invoked in cultural disputes. (HB)

Argues that leftists err in rejecting, as dogmatically as conservatives endorse it, a restored emphasis on basic skills and knowledge which might be a force for liberation if administered with common sense, openness to cultural pluralism, and application of basics toward critical thinking rather than rote memorization. (RS)

The imagery of community education emphasizes the organic and the political, the cultural and the dynamic of travel. In the nineties, these images will continue to be used as bridges between the real world and relevant thinking. (SK)

The 1983 "education at risk" booklet pushed by Reagan-Bush regime left nothing but the timidly obedient Terrell Bell, the feisty, right-wing true believer Bill Bennett, the pitiful Lauro Cavazos, the self-centered Lamar Alexander, and monstrous national debt built on trickle-down economics. President Clinton's plan to…

Provides an interpretation of the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) efforts to control departmental publishing from 1919 to 1921. Topics addressed include the JCP and the War Department, the role of the JCP in the defeat of the League of Nations, and the issue of separation of powers. (126 references) (LRW)

Analyzes the efficiency of earmarking lottery revenues. Findings suggest that this practice does not benefit the statutory recipients. Earmarking has been concurrent with declining educational expenditures in real terms in all five education lottery states. Education expenditure trends of the six nonlottery states are indistinguishable from those…

Compares the school decentralization process and political background in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. Finds that successful programs are characterized by local-level policymaking, strong alliances between district management and teachers, an atmosphere conducive to change and risk, and a willingness to allow schools independence in…

Discusses various viewpoints on poverty. Contrasts progressive-era politics with today's dependency politics. Differing views of the poor and the causes of poverty impede the implementation of the new paternalistic programs which have, in some places, begun to succeed. Urges a consensus. (DM)

Examines the sudden birth of journalism education in Romania, the problems affecting its infancy, and the debates surrounding its future. (SR)

This article examines the position of German in the European Community (EC): What role has German played since the founding of EC? How did the two current working languages, French and English, come about? What are the pros and cons of German as the third working language? Who are the advocates and opponents of the German language and why? (AB)

Calls for language education to be retheorized to make it serve education for democracy. Highlights the relationship of language and power. Suggests that progressive language educators' theories-in-practice may well just be a kinder, gentler way to maintain those systems of dominance that keep democracy as far away as ever. (RS)