This mixed method study explored and analyzed instructional strategies utilized by algebra teachers whose students' coursework culminated in the New York State Regents Examination in Integrated Algebra and for whom 50% of the tested cohort earned mastery level (85 or higher) on the examination. The targeted populations were eighth or ninth grade…

Reports on a survey of the perceptions of Solihull secondary school teachers of the booklet "Evaluating the School: A Guide for Secondary Schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull" and of school self-evaluation generally. Evidence from the survey is that little change in schools has resulted from the use of the booklet. (Author/CT)

A program is described which enables mine workers in Sheffield, England, to participate in a day-release education program once a week for three years. Sponsored by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, the program exposes workers to economics, politics, sociology, and labor education while they are receiving full wages. Tutors in the program…