Analyzing math curriculum projects should be more than an affair of the heart, claim the designers of a systematic scheme for finding the best curriculum for your particular school's needs. (Editor)

Article considered projects for the development of science courses and science curricula for the American high school, junior high/middle school, and elementary school. (Author/RK)

Immediate steps must be taken to construct a plan to help middle school students make the transition to the high school. A Program Evaluation and Review Technique model for helping to construct such an articulation plan is provided in this article, and program sequence and timeline charts are included. (DCS)

Article discussed the solution to the problem of answering the critical need for specialized services for children who were not successful in their academic life developed by the staff at Hoover Middle School in Albuquerque, N. M. (Author/RK)

School scheduling can be improved to express many of the intangibles of a school, which give the institution its heart, says this writer. He describes a good master scheduler and makes several recommendations. (Editor)

Have you developed mini-course programs, only to have them sputter and die or merge with the routine curriculum? The guarantee for success is a continuation of inservice and evaluation, says this author. (Editor)

Administrators, who assess others, cannot themselves be immune from assessment. A plan for administrator assessment is offered. (Editor/RK)

This writer questions some of the basic conventions of foreign language teaching in this country. As an alternative approach, he suggests an exploratory concept for grades 5-8. (Editor)

Article provided concepts to be implemented in a continuous, individualized pre-service and inservice program for leaders of secondary schools. Concepts formed an outline which can be utilized to prepare learning objectives which can be measured. (Author/RK)

The Midwest Talent Search Project is an effort to identify and provide an appropriate accelerated curriculum for gifted secondary school students in the midwest. Many aspects of the project are discussed here, including testing, programming, benefits, and implications for curriculum reform. (Author/MCG)

Middle level program planning involves three phases over three years: developing a written school philosophy, designing the curricular program, and implementing the plan to meet objectives. (Author/DCS)

Reviews 20th-century research on gifted students and on approaches to their education. Discusses recent federal and organizational initiatives and describes several current approaches to gifted education. Includes an extensive bibliography. (MCG)