These compact guides examine problems and issues related to various aspects of urban education. Individual topics covered by six fact sheets include school crime and disruption and its relationship to the community, Title IX Regulations, the problem of burnout among teachers and other human services professionals, the characteristics of instructionally effective schools, factors important to the success of school desegregation, and strategies for reforming the large urban high school. Three brief bibliographies address the issues of strategies for community organization (Asian Americans), communities and school closings, and minority groups and the arts. Finally, a directory in the form of an organizational guide covers refugee resettlement and integration. (JCD)