College- and career-readiness skills can easily get lost if you don't have a clear school-wide plan for teaching them. While curriculum in schools is primarily meant to ready students for college and career skills, ensuring those skills actually transfer is another story. Andrew Miller lays out a system for teaching and assessing key…

The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. They enjoy a huge following of well-wishers and supporters who are optimistic that the standards will boost achievement in U.S. schools. Setting aside the cheerleading and fond hopes, what are the real chances of success? The most reasonable prediction is…

Individually Guided Education (IGE) has been promoted to schools through two agencies: The Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Inc. (I/D/E/A/), and Wisconsin R & D Center for Individualized Schooling. The problems IGE has experienced and the role of the supervisor are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Authors look at some of the issues that must be faced by local educators who must conceive and manage career development programs. (Authors/CB)

Presents suggestions for developing meaningful changes in social studies curriculum and reviews past educational social studies programs. (RK)

Describes a method of monitoring the district curriculum during an extended maintenance period. The program audit for each subject area addresses the degree of fidelity to curriculum objectives, determines whether teachers are emphasizing the curriculum objectives, and identifies factors constraining curriculum implementation. (MJL)

An evaluative study of teacher centers suggests that they make an impact upon classroom performance of teachers, improving their confidence and their relationship with pupils. (JD)

The National Diffusion Network (NDN) not only alerts educators to exemplary education programs, but also provides inservice training before and after a program adoption. (Author)