Describes the award-winning English curriculum of Monroe Catholic High School in Fairbanks, Alaska, which provides progressive movement through grammar, reading, writing, and study skills, while developing students' self-confidence and awareness of their role in the world. (DMM)

The Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) promotes economics education centers at colleges which, in turn, affiliate with local school districts to jointly provide materials and teacher training for effective economics education. This article describes DEEP at the College of St. Thomas and the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese schools.…

Describes the development of an integrated curriculum at Christ the King School in Washington. Highlights the use of a theme around which an entire year's curriculum is based. Explains how learning objectives and skills relevant to the theme are pursued by cross-age instructional groups. Cites positive student and teacher reactions. (DMM)

Describes the "Partnerships in Teaching Critical Thinking" project, which links Milwaukee's Alverno College with 22 local schools in efforts to infuse critical thinking across the curriculum. Reviews program activities and three principles for collaboration concerning equal partnerships and ongoing dialogue between K-12 teachers and faculty and…

Outlines six classroom strategies used in a mainstreamed high school biology course and describes some of the changes Catholic University is making through a dean's grant to integrate preparation for mainstreaming into its preservice teacher education program. (SJL)

Describes in-service training programs provided by the Cleveland diocesan education office for Catholic educators. Focuses on efforts to improve drug prevention, science, and computer education. (DMM)

Reviews statistics on youth gangs and gang violence. Discusses the socioeconomic and psychological causes of gangs and gang membership. Describes "Making the Right Connection," a gang prevention program in inner-city Catholic schools in Los Angeles, utilizing a curriculum focusing on self-esteem, personal responsibility, value formation,…

Reviews the work of the Geography Standards Project, a national effort to develop standards for geography education in grades K-12. Describes committee structures, definitions of "world class" student performance and "standards," and the nature of the standards developed, indicating that they focus on outcomes, performance, and…