Purpose: In the last 5 years, many states have introduced science of reading (SOR) reforms that require increased attention to foundational skills instruction in grades K-3. The fast spread of these policies raises questions about the mechanisms that facilitated their rapid adoption. The purpose of this article is to examine how SOR discourses…

Investment in secondary schooling in India has been neglected for many years. Since the 1990s most emphasis has been on universalising access to elementary schooling, a task that remains far from complete. Under the 11th National Plan Rastriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) has been launched to increase access to grade nine and above. This…

In the last decade the national "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan" (SSA) programme has focussed on universaling access to elementary education (Grades I-VIII). Most recently the Right to Education Act provides the legislative framework to guarantee schooling to all children between 6 and 14 years of age. It remains the case however that less than…

This paper documents the importance of continued investment in basic education and argues that investments need to be carefully targeted to address the constraints that limit the coverage and quality of education if they are to provide expected benefits. Part I begins with a discussion of the returns to investment in education. Part II then…

A modernization effort suited the educational program of the current faculty and restored three aging schools. (Author/MLF)

Haverton, Pennsylvania, was able to keep its distinctive school buildings with a renovation program that cost a fraction of the price of new schools. (Author)

Historical analysis of the process of structuring Korean elementary education under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945, including Korean efforts to expand the scope of elementary education. Discusses characteristics of common-school curriculum during the period. Reviews unintended and unexpected consequences of Japan's colonial education.…

A planning committee pulled together the educational philosophies and concepts of the district and then related them to the building, furnishing, and equipment needs of a new learning center at Squantum School. (Author/MLF)

Describes the minimalistic design features of a new addition to a suburban New Jersey elementary/middle school that expanded classroom space and created better traffic flow. Photos and a floorplan are included. (GR)

Crownhill Elementary School in Bremerton, Washington, has succeeding in boosting reading and math scores of its students and building their self-esteem as it doubled in size. Teachers participate in budget and hiring decisions and share ideas. Some of the projects and programs are briefly described. (MT)

An energy savings study revealed that adding insulation to an existing building and reducing ventilation loads would enable the school to heat both the existing building and the addition with existing boiler equipment. (Author/MLF)

Thirteen elementary school projects selected by the jury are featured in this section of the special issue. Descriptions are accompanied by photographs or drawings and some floor plans. (MLF)

IMPROVEMENTS IN AUDIOVISUAL MACHINES HAVE PRODUCED SUCH EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AS PROJECTORS, FILMS AND FILMSTRIPS, SLIDES, TRANPARENCIES, VISUAL TAPES, RECORDINGS, BROADCAST AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, LANGUAGE LABORATORIES, AND TEACHING MACHINES. THE UTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE LABORATORIES IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES SEEMS TO AID…

Addresses deficiencies in the analysis of whole-day schools in Germany. Notes regional disparities in the supply and efficiency of the schools. Proposes changes in plans for expanding whole-day schools and outlines parental preferences for the programs. Presents conclusions about future educational planning and school development. (SG)

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a two volume work dealing with education and human resources as part of the Brazilian Government's Strategic Development Program 1968-70. It offers an integral view of education as an instrument of social transformation and an exposition of the quantitative and…