From a shaky start as a 12-year-old Cuban refugee, Manuel Justiz eventually became dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas, Austin. An "educational maverick," Justiz insists on working closely with the Texas business community, local schools, the governor's business council, and various UT colleges. (MLH)

Institutional controversies regarding the admission and subsequent education of academically inadequate students are discussed. Educational practices aimed at remedying these deficiencies are identified. Vassar's and Cornell's efforts to develop working relationships with emerging secondary schools are considered. (Author/MLW)

Traces the historically optimistic view of college-secondary school cooperation. Asks why such optimism has faded in recent years. Considers how college-level departments of English can collaborate with high school English programs, such as in collaborative conferences. (HB)

This article, written in 1896, discusses the opportunity provided by the dilemma which at that time confronted those concerned with American secondary education: the potentially conflicting demands for adequate preparation imposed on the high school by colleges and universities and for terminal education demanded by the general community. (GC)

Provides a history of the North Central Association, established in 1895 to achieve closer relations between colleges and secondary schools in the north central states. Describes the organization's establishment, the creation of its commissions, its development during the postwar period, and major developments since the 1960s. (MAB)

Since 1988, the Jose Valdes Summer Math Institutes have helped some 4,800 (mostly minority) students get a running start on their high school careers. The program consists of four main elements: intensive math instruction for students, training for teachers, parent education, and a student support program. (MLH)

This paper describes the current state of the secondary school English curriculum throughout the United States as amorphous, reactive, and without vital direction and offers suggestions for curricular improvement. The first half of the paper reviews the historical development of the English curriculum from World War II, touching on the emergence…

Offers a historical overview of ways of preparing high school students for college, including the Advanced Placement Examination, efforts to standardize college entrance requirements, the New York State Regents Exams, and the Upward Bound program. Assesses current trends and future directions with respect to relations between high schools and…

Examines the new high school course requirements for admittance to baccalaureate and community college transfer programs established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Reviews trends in admissions requirements nationwide. (DMM)

This paper examines admission policies and practices in U.S. colleges and universities, examining practices from colonial and ante-bellum colleges to advances made beginning in 1870, when entrance requirements were influenced by the transformation of colleges into universities. These 19th century changes were the forerunner of waves of reform in…

The history and purpose of the Reiseberichte uber Nordamerika (Reports of an inspection tour in North America), of which this bulletin presents a partial synopsis, will best appear in the following statements from the preface of the Reiseberichte. The Prussian House of Deputies, on the 4th of June, 1902, requested the Prussian Government to…

Describes the collaboration between a university and a public school system to reform special education in the Brookline (Massachusetts) school system and the implementation of a new administrative structure, the appointment of a clinical coordinator, and the focus on differential diagnosis. (SLD)

Excerpts from 34 documents and commentary concerning U.S. education in the twentieth century are presented. Each document represents a landmark in the development of American education. Perspectives are also provided on conditions and dilemmas still being addressed by educators today. Among the issues covered are minority education, the Depression…

Several factors may interfere with the effective collaboration between universities and K-12 schools, a key element in the process of establishing and operating professional development schools (PDSs). These factors relate to differences in school and university cultures and the impact of these differences on the respective faculties. Among the…

In May 1938 the Commissioner of Education invited to Washington a group of specialists who were actively engaged in work of a clinical nature, with particular relation to child-guidance programs in school systems. The purposes and findings of that conference are presented in Chapter VI of this bulletin. Among the services which the conferees…