Proposes a system to restore equity to public education while encouraging cultural pluralism. Advocates separating the decision-making responsibilities for finance, school design and operation, and school assignment of students. (Author/IRT)

The policies and procedures of colleges regarding the transfer of college credit that students earn for work they completed while still enrolled in high school are investigated. Focus is on one particular program, Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA). (LBH)

School personnel often misclassify a conduct-disordered student as severely emotionally disturbed, following a serious offense. Educators must remember, however, that mislabeling a child to obtain services, prevent expulsion, or remove the child to a special classroom is both inappropriate and unethical. Legal language should be clarified, and…

Provides an annotated bibliography of eight documents in the ERIC database related to mathematics education in community colleges. Presents articles related to improving placement testing, setting standards, and reforming curricula to prepare students for future jobs. (AJL)

This article argues that addressing the full spectrum of special needs of British students with emotional and behavioral disabilities requires mainstream school policies, behavioral support teams, satellite units, special schools, and residential special schools. A successful student placement into a special school is recounted. (Author/CR)

This study of 91 Canadian children (ages 10-13) investigated the effects of integration, social contact, and information on the attitudes of elementary school children toward their peers with disabilities. Students in integrated classes were found to have more positive attitudes in comparison to those in nonintegrated classes. (Author/CR)

Examines the degree of school counselors' impact on a school's prestige by exploring counselor influence on student placement and referral. Analyzes counselors' supply and receipt of information and offers implications for counselor practice, within ethical boundaries. Suggests that school counselors adopt a balanced perspective which accommodates…

Responds to article "Comparing School Systems to Explain Enduring Birth Date Effects". Addresses article in relation to England and Wales. Refutes argument that selective promotion is a mechanism for the continuation of the birth effect in schools. Agrees that this phenomenon is worthy of further research. (CAJ)

Discusses children's age and academic performance within the school year. Reveals early differences show disadvantage among the youngest in the year groups. Attributes this difference to biology or individual psychology. Argues there is no explanation for why the youngest are disadvantaged in some countries but not in others. (CAJ)

Novice teachers who perform student teaching in exemplary schools only are inadequately prepared for classroom circumstances found in typical city schools. Preparation programs should place students in model classrooms in typical schools; provide a "dual school" experience, alternating model schools with more typical ones; or assign…

This article discusses the development of gifted education in Hungary and the special counseling services for gifted children available at the Centre for the Gifted in Budapest. The Centre provides professional help from psychologists, counseling for choosing an appropriate school and/or supplementary programs for gifted children (ages 3-14), and…

The gap between the number of children of color in care and the recruitment of minority foster and adoptive homes has triggered growing support for transracial adoption. This study explored a number of transracial placements and adoptions, with the goal of identifying, from the perspective of the families interviewed, potential services that would…

A meta-analysis of 40 studies investigated the self-concept of students with learning disabilities (LD) in different educational placements. No association between self-concept and placement was found for four of five comparisons. However, students with LD in self-contained classrooms in regular schools exhibited lower self-concept compared to…

Examined two beginning high school teachers, one credentialed in English and one in science, as they taught English, suggesting that out-of-field teaching is very complex, identifying factors contributing to the complexity, and proposing conceptualizing out-of-field teaching as a matter of goodness of fit to take into account the relationship…

Analysis of data on 3,182 Swedish students compared those in workplace training arranged by their school with those trained in jobs acquired on their own (market governed). Girls had more of both types, especially school arranged. Those with market-governed training were three times more likely to avoid unemployment and had more positive attitudes…