Reports on the American Federation of Teachers national convention. (IRT)

The question for school boards is no longer whether to become involved in politics, but how to stay alive in the political arena. Suggestions for staying alive are offered. (Author/IRT)

This paper explores the concept of post-Communist identity, particularly in the countries that make up what was formerly referred to as the Eastern Bloc. It examines previous work in the field about the development of minority identity through language and provides a historical background about Eastern Europe and Hungary. It describes some of the…

Although educational assessment has played a pivotal role in American education for well more then 50 years, it remained in the background of our nation's policy debated and was considered a technical, if not esoteric, field. This chapter explores what events and trends led to the transformation of educational assessment into nightly "table talk",…

This report describes lessons learned from the Broward Detention Initiative (BDI) in Broward County, Florida, a successful detention reform effort that led to attempts at replication. Chapter 1, "The Predecessor Program: The Broward Detention Initiative," explains key factors in BDI's success (e.g., the site was ready, problems were…

The Religion and Media Interest Group section of the Proceedings contains the following 4 papers: "Not Alone in a Crowd: Religion, Media and Community Connectedness at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century" (Michael A. Longinow); "Hollywood's God: The Problem of Divine Providence" (Jeffery A. Smith); "The Press and the…

This study tested the effects of market forces and unionism on the wages of all municipal employees in a large number of cities. Increases in the average weekly earnings from 1965-1971 were significantly related to intercity differences in market factors. Unionism exerted only a weak influence on city pay scales. (Author/DS)

This article analyzes some of the arguments against busing and advocates that busing be implemented even though it has significant limitations as a vehicle for desegregation. (DM)

Describes how Arizona educators fear that the threat of noncertification will be used, under a new performance-based'' program, to dictate what and how they will teach. (Author)

Paper based on theoretical notions involving the child-family system, the intervention process, and broader societal concerns; included also are projections of current political, economic, and social realities that threaten future intervention efforts. (Author/CB)