Ocean Hill Is Alive, and, Well...

Presents an article about the state of schools in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville demonstration district in New York City as of April 1969. Problems in creating good schools; Action taken by the Ocean Hill governing board to address the issue of decentralization in the appointment of principals; Assessment of the performance of teachers at the school district; Existence of violence in some classes; Example of a good educational case for making the preschool years close to parents.