Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Case Study 1 - Should We Get Rid of Our Middle Schools?: restructuring a district Chapter 2 Case Study 2 - The Best Candidate: site-based management Chapter 3 Case Study 3 - There is Just Not Enough Time in the School Day: school-sponsored activities Chapter 4 Case Study 4 - The Strike: unions Chapter 5 Case Study 5 - The Wild Coach: personnel problems Chapter 6 Case Study 6 - How Do We Improve Reading Scores?: curriculum development Chapter 7 Case Study 7 - The Mothers for Decent Lunches: health concerns Chapter 8 Case Study 8 - The Dilemma of Charter Schools: school choice Chapter 9 Case Study 9 - Bullying, Is It Really That Big of a Problem?: enforcing discipline Chapter 10 Case Study 10 - Should We Let Them Print What They Want?: freedom of speech Chapter 11 Case Study 11 - Training Rules: discipline policies Chapter 12 Case Study 12 - The Need for Parental Involvement: gaining parental support Chapter 13 Case Study 13 - Do We Really Have a Free Public Education?: fundraising Chapter 14 Case Study 14 - Gifted and Talented Education Program?: funding gifted programs Chapter 15 Case Study 15 - Church and State: freedom of religion Chapter 16 Case Study 16 - Is the System Really Fair?: discipline policies Chapter 17 Case Study 17 - What Should We Do with the Extra Money?: state funding Chapter 18 Case Study 18 - Military Recruiters in Schools: students' right to privacy Chapter 19 Case Study 19 - Closing a School: restructuring a district Chapter 20 Case Study 20 - A School Dress Code: student dress Chapter 21 Case Study 21 - What to Do about Cell Phones?: cell phone use in schools Chapter 22 Case Study 22 - Will More Time in School Really Make a Difference?: extended school day Chapter 23 Case Study 23 - How Can We Make Our Schools Secure?: school security Chapter 24 Case Study 24 - Are School Librarians Becoming Obsolete?: personnel questions Chapter 25 Case Study 25 - We Can't Just Kick Him Out: discipline and students with special needs Chapter 26 Case Study 26 - We Need to Get Serious about Protecting the Environment: school and community relations