This issue features articles on basic skills enrichment for summer job programs and on the recent revisions to the Job Training Partnership Act's (JTPA's) performance standards system. "Basic Skills and Summer Enrichment: An Interview with Gordon Berlin" focuses on the summer enrichment movement in general and the Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) in particular. It looks at key elements of summer enrichment, broader issues that have been addressed through STEP, the role of the schools, and the movement toward a comprehensive system. "Program Standards: A New Chance for Employability" (Lori Strumpf) is a close look at the first major revisions of the JTPA's performance standards system. It considers issues that practitioners and policymakers had raised over the impact of JTPA's standards on the population the system was serving and the services offered. The article details how the revisions address these issues and establish performance standards that encourage higher quality services. Challenges for youth policymakers and practitioners are also discussed. "Notes from the Field" (Andrew Hahn) offers highlights from a series of two-day training institutes on summer enrichment programs for state and local JTPA practitioners. "CHR Notes" (Erik Butler) summarizes recent ventures in which the Center for Human Resources has participated. (YLB)