Algebraic reasoning stands as a formidable gatekeeper for students in their efforts to progress in mathematics and science, and to obtain economic opportunities (Ladson-Billings, 1998; RAND, 2003). Currently, mathematics education research has focused on algebra in order to provide access and opportunities for more students. There is now a growing…

With a new and highly critical report card offering a business perspective on the effectiveness of state education systems, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pushing what it sees as a prescription for more innovative, efficient, and better-performing schools. For the chamber, the grades and policy platform further a concerted new effort to shape…

Louisiana is one of the few states to produce and distribute school report cards to public school parents statewide. The state undertook a formal evaluation, here reported, of the "1991-92 Report Cards." In Phase 1 a random sample of roughly 2,000 parents and 6,000 faculty statewide was surveyed by mail with a 30-item questionnaire…

This volume presents a number of articles on different aspects of the Head Start Strategy for Spanish-Speaking Children written by participants in that effort. The first section describes Bilingual-Bicultural Curriculum Development and Evaluation projects and includes descriptions of four curriculum development projects and an evaluation of the…

This list, written in Czech with some English translation, contains over 900 items on foreign language teaching methods published outside Czechoslovakia during 1966. It represents the third volume of a bibliography, the first and second volumes having been issued in 1965 and 1967 respectively. Only the first and second sections of this volume…

The "29th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2007" focuses on key state performance data in accordance with recommendations of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education. Volume 1 focuses on the children and students being served under "IDEA"…

This supplement contains the annual listing of research in mathematics education for 1994. Chapter 1, "Dissertation Research Reported in 1994" (Michael L. Bumbaugh & Sigrid Wagner), lists 251 dissertations abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International during 1994 along with an index of dissertations by institution. Chapter 2,…

This report summarizes activities at the Library of Michigan in 1994. Featuring numerous photographs and capsule narratives about the year's activities, it tabulates fundraising efforts, grant monies, equipment purchases, service innovations, and attendance at special events or continuing education sessions. Topics include boards and management,…

This annual report describes the goals and activities of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 1990-91. The commission is made up of seven tribal representatives, two non-Indians, and six ex-officio members from state government. In October 1990, the commission held a 2-day Indian Town Hall in Phoenix (Arizona) on the future of…

The statistical analysis of data from a single-subject design is somewhat controversial. The procedure most often chosen to examine data from a single-subject design involves the visual inspection of the graphed outcome variable over time. Problems associated with this procedure are discussed, and questions about the use of traditional statistical…

Article focused on teacher preparation for the special educator and the art teacher and discussed an art curriculum that will provide the prospective art teacher with the ability to help students to develop their individual capacities. (RK)

A conference report of the International Symposium for Literacy reviews the Inaugural Address, a UNESCO statistical report on world literacy activities, and a report on literacy in China. The final Symposium report (Declaration of Persepolis) and a list of papers and informational notes presented are appended. (LH)

The main conclusions of this report are summarized in extracts from the three resolutions adopted by the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education. (Author/RK)

A discussion of constructing research designs that avoid the conflict between securing internal validity at the expense of external validity. Several such designs and examples of their application are offered. (HB)

Describes the characteristics of report cards in use during the 1971-72 school year. (RB)