For a teacher accountability agreement to be effective, the teacher employment contract should contain first, the teacher's accountable duties; second, some clear manner of indicating to whom the accountability is due, or the parties having the right to sue for nonperformance; and third, the student performance standards themselves. (Author)

Pilot programs for school safety initiated in Tulsa include a 2-way radio communication installation on school buses and vandalism detection devices in selected schools. (MF)

This paper presents a historical review of applications of effort-reporting in medical education, comments on key methodological issues and describes a revised methodology of a 2-step estimating process that is flexible enough to accommodate a multidisciplinary medical education. (Editor/PG)

A cost-benefit analysis of the contribution made towards the education of foreign students at Albertan Universities and of their contribution to the economy is attempted. (Author)

An allocation model is proposed for instructional systems which have instructional programs that can be structured in terms of behavioral objectives, instructional activities, and required achievement levels. The model assumes that the relevant characteristics of students and teachers are known and that the instructional resources needed for an…

Suggests policy guidelines for protecting a district's floor covering investment. (WM)

In this satellite system, all food is prepared fresh daily in the junior high school and shipped in refrigerated trucks to other school locations. Explains how increasing operational costs forced the Long Branch, New Jersey, School District to seek the aid of a food management company to plan and implement this new program. (Author)

Fast track, or the phased design and construction process, differs from the traditional method in the simultaneous award of more than one construction contract as the design develops. (Author)

As more and more districts scurry to remodel outdated buildings and individual rooms, the detailed how-to-do-it sometimes gets lost in the overall planning. This article furnishes specific help in ways to remodel economically. (Author/JN)

A detailed examination of work methods, procedures, and equipment, followed by preparation of written schedules for each custodian, can cut custodial costs without affecting the quality of cleanliness in the schools. (Author/MLF)

Directors of Pennsylvania's eight formal educational consortia recently met in Harrisburg -- the first meeting of its kind in the nation. (Editor)

It is proposed that one of the best ways to sell training is by the objective results of training evaluation. (Author)