Sweden has a long tradition of comprehensive upper-secondary education. This began in the early 1970s. It culminated in 1994 with all the programmes having a core curriculum that gave general eligibility to higher education. Conservative and liberal governments have introduced several neoliberal school reforms, which the subsequent social…

This New York State school developed a program that improved student attendance. The program required no additional funding but specified that students be grouped by attendance and that special techniques be employed to supervise and monitor them. (MD)

A Missouri inschool suspension program is described that attempts to improve the educational environment while allowing continuous instruction. (MD)

In recent years, the focus of education has been on those with mental and physical disabilities. Because of this, those students with superior intellectual ability have been neglected. Causes for nonrecognition, ways to identify the gifted, and what business teachers can do are discussed. (JOW)

A project of the University of Maryland has developed a driver education curriculum for the learning disabled. Several states are making efforts to improve driver education, including rewriting materials and providing oral tests for drivers' licenses. Options for future safety programs include parent-student seminars, multidiscipline teaching, and…

Describes a program promoting academic achievement through quiz competitions between schools in Virginia. Includes descriptions of other programs promoting academic achievement. (MD)

Focuses on specific ways of strengthening health education at the secondary school level. (DM)

This article introduces a series of articles on the governor's school model, described as a nontraditional program blending cultural, academic, social, and recreational components into a rich and natural learning environment for gifted students. The article also briefly describes the Mississippi Governor's School and outlines the purposes of the…

Activities of the Owen O. Sabin Occupational Skills Center are described to illustrate an effective vocational education complex. (MJB)

Describes the origin and development of off-site units in New Zealand and the pupils referred to them, and discusses policy implications of the decision to establish off-site units. (SK)

Quest is a seven-year-old course that can be incorporated into the regular secondary school program to teach students how to relate to others and handle real-life problems. Parents are encouraged to become active in the program and in the total education of their children. (Author/WD)

Presented is a history of secondary special education programs in British Columbia, Canada, beginning with the appointment of the Royal Commission on Education in 1958 and focusing on occupational and vocational education. (DLS)

Explores the potential for electronic communication to enhance the communication skills of under-achieving secondary-school boys in the United Kingdom. Suggests the "frame" provided by the computer screen has the potential either to offer a supportive structure upon which boys can build, or to become another means to measure their…