Important findings about students declining test scores were made public recently in a report of a national study by the American College Testing Program (ACT), with apparently conclusive evidence that a national decline in test scores is real and that it is significant. Reviews the highlights of findings in the ACT report. (Author/RK)

Describes an experimental program in which fifth- and sixth-graders studied philosophy and made a dramatic gain in reading ability in comparison with a control group of students. (Editor/RK)