Discusses new approaches called for in recent amendments to ESEA Title I that seek to enable educators to respond to their critics with proof of progress. (Editor)

Current reading standards in British infant schools are considerably below those of the 1930's. (CK)

Analysis of educational levels and earnings associated with specific occupations supported seemingly conflicting explanations of inequality: (1) the job competition theory that education has no effect on equalization of earnings; and (2) the free market theory suggesting an effect of educational level on earnings and of unequal education on…

Examines released metric items from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the 3rd and 4th grade results. Recommends refocusing instruction on the metric system to improve student performance in measurement. (KHR)

The National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Twin Offspring data support the proposition that for those with low levels of education, earnings may be an adequate proxy for compensation, whereas the opposite holds for highly educated people. (Author/JOW)

A survey of industrial technology graduates from Bemidji State (n=30) and Purdue (n=100) compared job titles. The majority were either engineers or managers/supervisors. Graduates of both a more structured program and one with more liberal education requirements had similar jobs. (SK)

Tests of four similar data sets show that returns to education rose significantly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia after the end of Communist governments. Women generally had higher returns than men. Men's returns increased more after the regime change. (SK)

Assesses the reliability of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data in terms of attrition patterns, characteristics of attriters and returners, and comparability with the Current Population Survey (CPS). Explores how attrition might corrupt the picture of labor-market experience and attempts to reconcile discrepancies between the CPS…

A study of the college class of 1993 4 years after they earned their bachelor's degrees found that they were more settled in the labor force, more were employed full time and had jobs requiring bachelor's degrees, fewer were in graduate school full time, and most earned at least one-third more than in 1994. (JOW)

Research findings show that more education, higher earnings, higher occupational status, and lower unemployment correlate with better health. Resilience and access to medical care are also associated with better health and more learning. Higher education levels can have negative effects when competition and achievement are emphasized or…

Immigrants who acquire U.S. schooling earn higher wages than other immigrants. Returns to years of non-U.S. schooling are higher for those who complete schooling in the United States. For those without U.S. schooling, returns are higher for immigrants from highly developed countries or countries where English is an official language. (Contains 34…

There is debate about whether the rate of return to education in developing countries declines with the level of schooling. This paper reports evidence from urban Papua New Guinea which shows that the average private rate of return to an additional year of education rises with the level of education considered. This pattern is robust to the…

THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE ON "NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION." TWO SCHEMES OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WERE DISCUSSED. THE FIRST IDEA WAS "FACET DESIGN AND ANALYSIS" ORIGINATED BY LOUIS GUTTMAN. FACET DESIGN WAS DEFINED AS A WAY OF LAYING OUT A DOMAIN FOR RESEARCH, WHILE FACET ANALYSIS…