The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades" addresses the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English learners in the elementary grades. The Guide offers five specific recommendations for district…

Many students with disabilities entering the 9th grade express concern about getting lost in the larger high school environment, being picked on by older students, and having more challenging academic classes. The transition from middle-to-high school process for students with disabilities at Westminster High School in suburban Los Angeles is a…

This information brief describes problems involved in scheduling elementary-school specialist teachers and offers suggestions for resolving them. Poor scheduling results in fragmented classes, unequal distribution of instructional time, and lack of common planning time. Poor scheduling is usually due to lack of congruence between school mission…

A basic approach is offered that is applicable to any multibuilding maintenance program. (MLF)

The bibliography is divided into four sections: computer timetabling of British schools, organization of British schools, related activities, and the foreign experience. (HB)

The module approach appears to have much to offer a business education curriculum. (Author)

The major purpose of this report is to present information about the organization of middle schools in the school district of Philadelphia. The report includes: (1) summary information on rostering/scheduling practices; and (2) comparisons of promotion/retention rates, average daily attendance, and suspension rates in middle schools with different…

This publication describes arena and modular scheduling programs developed as a cooperative effort of two Pennsylvania high schools. Included are descriptions of the procedure used by Marian High School in its transition to modular scheduling and the procedures and materials used by Tamaqua Area High School in its arena scheduling system. Much of…

Statistical data demonstrate the effectiveness of staggering work hours in reducing traffic congestion, without losing efficiency on the job. (AG)

The reorganization of an undergraduate history curriculum from a semester system into a series of three and one-half week courses is described. (DE)