The Continuous Progress Primary (CPP) was adopted in grades K-3 at Bethune Elementary School (Minneapolis) in 1970. The intermediate grades (4-6) were organized in grade levels. In the CPP, each child progresses at his own rate, the emphasis being on small-group learning. The school staff took part in a questionnaire evaluation of the CPP in May…

Thirty-two elementary schools in the District of Columbia participated in a study comparing the effectiveness of the district's midyear student promotion program with that of an annual promotion program. Sixteen schools used each form of promotion. Third grade reading and mathematics scores in the experimental group did not differ significantly…

This study reports the results of a year long investigation conducted by the Research and Development Center of Roosevelt University, College of Education. The study was designed as an inquiry into the first year of a school system's attempt to implement a program of continuous progress for inner-city elementary school students in the city of…

This final report of the 1967-68 experimental training program for teachers of young disadvantaged children details the objectives and operation of remote microteaching. Communication techniques emphasizing personal contact between the Institute staff in Colorado and trainees teaching in home schools across seven states are described and in part…