The jobs such as teachers, administrators, curriculum supervisors and developers, and university faculty members require them to use their time efficiently and effectively. Deciding on how to use the time and how to prioritize will help in achieving both.

Presents several time management rules intended to help school administrators improve their efficiency and leadership effectiveness. (JG)

Numerous school districts are experimenting with site-based management, gaining increased authority and responsibility while aiming to improve accountability and productivity. Some key elements include alternative resource allocation, expanded decision-making through teamwork, key advisory committee roles for parents and high schoolers, increased…

Maintains that most of Dammeyer's projections in a previous article are convincing, but faults his assumption that economic pressure is sufficient to create the climate for change. (Author/JM)

Students can activate their minds in a school envisioned as firm (a disciplined production system featuring high production workers); family (a caring, supportive social network of concerned adults and respectful students); fair (a community celebrating participants' best work); and forum (a public meeting place of open dialogue and inquiry).…

In an interview author Howard Gardner explains how Harvard Project Zero developed assessment techniques for the arts. The program links production of art to perception and reflection. (MD)

Today's schools are too big. If smaller schools and classroom settings are beneficial and less costly, why do we continue to operate and build large schools? Perhaps committing to smaller schools would require us to rethink the leadership, management, and organization theories that dominate school administration. Authority should be vested in…

A report from the National Science Foundation supports the contention that the United States lags behind the Soviet Union, Japan, and Germany in science and mathematics education. (Author)

A group is a learning community when members share a common vision that learning is the primary purpose for their association and the ultimate value to preserve in their workplace and that learning outcomes are the primary criteria for evaluating the success of their work. Some attributes of a learning community include modeling, continual sharing…

According to Scott, educators have uncritically accepted tracking as harmful, although little empirical proof has been presented. Jennie Oakes retorts that research evidence on untracking abounds. Anne Wheelock insists that students learn more with untracking. Barbara N. Pavan cites research on effective schools and nongraded schools showing that…

To compete more effectively in the global economy, the U.S. must reorganize the way people work in stores, factories, and elsewhere. Two factors hinder production of a highly educated work force: lack of a clear standard of achievement and insufficient student motivation. A new educational performance standard (Certificate of Initial Mastery) is…

Overviews a section in the same "Educational Leadership" issue on improving teaching productivity. Highlights Harold Stevenson's article comparing mathematics education in the U.S., China, and Japan and Bruce Joyce's summary and analysis of the research literature on effective instructional strategies. (MLH)

With budget cutbacks and the continuing loss of qualified teachers, the computer is potentially our strongest tool for improving productivity. (Author)

Briefly attempts to answer the preceding article by Welch, Medeiros, and Tate. Maintains that parents are rejecting the "old liberal left" and demanding an education that includes traditional Judeo-Christian values. (Author/JM)

Explains how affective education for students, teachers, and administrators can save schools money on such items as substitute pay, student retention, vandalism, and teacher transfers. (Author/JM)