Article presented a plan to reduce the rate of student dropouts and make the educational environment more stimulating for learning. (RK)

An evaluation of INCE's Department of Correspondence Instruction, Caracas, Venezuela, was carried out to evaluate the present program, suggest ways in which the present program can be expanded, and advise the staff in the use of media and technology. The six chapters of the report are as follows: 1. Introduction; 2. Background to Development; 3.…

The Urban Education Network is comprised of the largest school districts in 14 states. In December 1985 the Network hosted a conference for its members on efforts to improve teaching and learning in urban schools. The following papers presented at the conference are included: (1) "Thinking about the Undoable: Dropout Programs" (Dale…

Without good schools, none of America's hopes can be fulfilled. Since 1983, school reform has been at the top of the national agenda; however, there is a disturbing gap between rhetoric and results. After travelling to some of the nation's largest cities and interviewing administrators and teachers, Carnegie Foundation representatives determined…