This report examines traditional calendar school Read to Achieve reading camps implemented in the summer of 2014. Teacher and student survey respondents reported positive reading camp experiences and reading camp was well attended. Based on data for 502 students, a small percentage (16.1%) reached reading proficiency by the end of camp. Gains in…

In the human services professions, cultural immersion experiences help satisfy multicultural training standards established by national accreditation bodies. Immersion in a culturally sensitive manner is necessary as we prepare professionals to work with and serve citizens of the globe. The authors describe an international cultural immersion…

Mathematics education is rarely out of the policy spotlight in England. Over the last 10 years, considerable attention has been given to improving 14-19 mathematics curriculum pathways. In this paper we consider some of the challenges of enacting curriculum change by drawing upon evidence from our evaluation of the Mathematics Pathways Project…

Colorado school librarians are in the midst of a crisis. According to a 2009-2010 survey of public schools in Colorado, just 23% of elementary schools have an endorsed librarian, while 37% of middle schools and 32% of high schools report having an endorsed librarian. This report also shows how these percentages have dropped in just a two-year…

This article describes the creation of the Master of Science of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The creation of this graduate degree was funded by the Sloan Foundation as a new type of program, the Professional Master's. The program was designed with significant industry input, and is truly…

School officials have tried various scheduling strategies to strengthen curriculums. One such strategy, block scheduling, affected the operation of Portsmouth High School, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This status report examines the use of block scheduling over a 2.5 year period and focuses on how this change influenced people, curriculum, test…

This progress report describes the activities and summarizes the evaluation of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University for the 1972-73 academic year. Emphasis is placed on the general education component, the structure of MAP in its position within the University, a profile of the MAP student, student development,…

This document evaluates the counseling aspect of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. Following a review of the overall functions and activities, the programs relationship with MAP component programs is discussed. Related documents are HE 005 102, 005 083, 005 078, 005 082, 005 081, 005 101, 005 077, and 005…

The Flexible Campus Program, the author believes, has given Boston's schools system-wide innovation by offering real curriculum alternatives and meaningful, supervised, career and future-oriented'' learning opportunities that draw on community resources. (Editor)

An evaluation of the 4 X 4 block schedule used in three North Carolina high schools elicited strong support from teachers, students, and parents. Schools planning to implement this model should review D. G. Hackman's guidelines covering faculty input, feedback procedures, training opportunities, teacher fatigue, holidays, classroom monitoring,…

Museums went through many changes before the principle of free public access was established. At first restricted to very special publics, access was lated allowed to scholars, then to artists, and finally to the general public; the educational services of the museums developed simultaneously. Museums have the problem of meshing these new…

A recent team-teaching experiment at Redhill Technical College is described presenting the problems, aims, results, and some reflections on the future. (MW)

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a humanistic system for student registration and self-scheduling in a comprehensive high school. The author developed a model registration and scheduling system, which was introduced on an experimental basis in a Baltimore-area high school and then evaluated by staff members and…

This document provides guidelines for developing and implementing a preschool program in urban schools. The program described, Bridges and Links, is an educational program for 4- and 5-year-olds that represents a cooperative effort between private preschool providers and the public schools of Ohio's Conneaut Area City School District. Sections of…