Sex education in Beaverton (Oregon) is provided through a volunteer, after-school program set up and administered by parents. This article discusses the program's controversial origins and its present success. (WD)

Describes a successful after-school tutoring program that involves teachers, students, and parents, and has resulted in higher scores on both minimum-competency tests and achievement tests. Includes guidelines for starting such a program. (IRT)

Describes an elementary school foreign language program in Oklahoma. Classes are taught before and after school by parents, and costs are borne by individual tuition payments. Students learn to correlate words with actions and take part in foreign language games, songs, and dialogues. (TE)