Article included some suggestions from television station operators regarding the proper method for students to use in writing effective correspondence as criticism of commercial television programing. Advice for the teacher who wished to implement those suggestions was also presented. (Author/RK)

Article described an innovative program that combined curriculum reform with inservice teacher training. (RK)

Proposes the use of an adaptive inservice model, which describes the mechanisms by which educational change and professional growth occur. Argues that to implement effective inservice programs based on the adaptive model, the program must be systematic, long-term, and guided by a common set of goals and expectations. (FL)

Article considered an independent study program in which students assume all practical responsibility for their learning, for the use they make of released time, and for accomplishing the goals of their study. (Author/RK)

The dissemination to 125 schools of a secondary individualized reading program created by P. K. Yonge Laboratory School was accomplished by a workshop and by the formation into implementation teams of persons responsible for different levels of decisions. Evaluations support the use of this team-based change strategy. (SJL)

Article deals with some positive actions that have been taken by the staff, administration, and board of education of Lewiston-Porter Central School of Youngstown, New York in regard to student involvement in the planning process. Specific methods of student involvement were briefly outlined. (Author/RK)

A junior high reading teacher explains how she got teachers and students involved in a daily school-wide reading period. (SJL)

Suggests conditions or safeguards advanced with the belief that conforming to them will enhance the beneficial aspects of junior high interscholastic athletic competition and act to minimize undesirable practices. (Author/RK)

Discusses eight key elements that should be included in programs (in school districts along the United States-Mexico border) designed to boost immigrant parents' participation and involvement in their children's education. (SR)