Describes the development and implementation of New York City's School Improvement Project (SIP), a program designed to improve schools through school-based planning groups. Discusses the program structure and outcomes, and indicates that SIP schools with greater student achievement show more commitment to the SIP process. (Author/MJL)

Data available from implementations of the Reading Recovery program in the United States are summarized for nature of the reading tasks, student achievement, cost effectiveness, and teacher effectiveness and retention. Reading Recovery has drawn attention to the needs and potentials of low-income students and effective instructional elements. (SLD)

Describes some of the basic principles of total quality management (TQM) and its application to education. A case example of a principal's experience implementing TQM is presented, and implications for researchers and practitioners are drawn. Without critical dialog about purpose, TQM will worsen rather than improve educational inequalities. (SLD)