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Control over local schools, even in the heartland, no longer rests securely in hands of local communities. Since passage of Colorado's first state finance law 17 years ago, power has shifted inexorably from the school board meeting room in Colorado Springs to state house in Denver. However, state's demands for local accountability outstrip demands for control. (MLH)

Not so long ago, it was seen as merely part of the perennial battle of the sexes - part of the mating game that begins as soon as girls and [...]

In the past the residents of Colorado Springs looked on the public schools as guardians of American values, as institutions to be trusted rather than challenged and questioned. But today, [...]

Questions the recent idea that students must stay in school through the 12th grade. Describes programs that have been developed in the Colorado Springs (Colorado) area to cope with the dropout problem. (Author/WD)

Considers the costs and benefits of high school sports programs as typified by those in Colorado Springs (Colorado), informally assessing the attitudes of players, coaches, parents, and district administrators concerning the role of athletics in the educational setting and in the community at large. (PGD)

Uses the experience of one school district to indicate the number of noneducational services the schools are expected to offer students. Argues that the schools must either be given more resources or asked to do less. (IRT)

Regular class teachers from Colorado Springs, where mainstreaming has been practiced for several years, comment on its advantages and disadvantages, their need for support, and the emotional and professional demands mainstreaming makes on them. Particular attention is given to the difficulties of handling emotionally disturbed children. (SJL)

An examination of bilingual education in Colorado Springs (Colorado) reveals that the program has become as much a political as an educational issue. (Author/WD)