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The article focuses on the parent-teacher conference program for mentally handicapped boys adopted by the Marxhausen School in Detroit, Michigan. The boys were segregated according to their intelligence levels. Two-thirds of the program is composed of individualized activities on reading, arithmetic, social studies, spelling, and handwriting. The conference program was created in order to inform parents what are the purpose and scope of special education. Prior to the start of the first conference, parents were obliged to fill out forms so that teachers may know the extent of their knowledge on special education. When parents were evaluated after the conference, majority cited major benefits they earned from the conference such as better understanding on their children's behavior.

The article focuses on the effort given by the Illinois Parent's and Teacher's Association Plan to understand exceptional children. The exceptional children division of the Illinois Congress and the Office of Public Instruction joined to work and ensured that every local community in Illinois was informed on the needs of exceptional children. Based from observations, it shows that many parents need help and guidance, they are eager for personal counseling, parents should be informed about the school program and its application to their children, and there is a need for a program of public education.

The article reports on the citizen survey utilizing a grassroot approach conducted by a PTA member at County High School in Missoula, Montana. An over all citizen survey group was organized with the helped of Parents' and teachers' association and school officials. Population trends, school programs and public opinion were studied. A petition campaign to get the bond issue on the ballot was launched by the committee. The play-by-play account of a successful effort to bring about consolidation of three rural Ohio school districts through a citizens committee working with specialists from the School-Community Development Study is available.