Describes a model five-tier education system designed to provide an educated, world-class workforce. Suggests that funding for the five tiers (primary schools, secondary schools, two-year colleges, baccalaureate institutions, and graduate colleges) would come from local, state, and federal sources based on their direct interest in the particular…

Describes the implementation of a technology project in an Arizona elementary school that provided classrooms with networked access to the Internet as part of a school restructuring effort. A business partnership with Motorola Corporation is explained; technical support and staff development are discussed; and examples of classroom projects are…

Examines how schools currently interpret shared decision making (SDM), discussing how one district uses SDM to assess student outcomes, coordinating it with other changes in the district designed to create educational change. The article explains what happens when good theory from business makes bad practice in education, presenting possible…

Paper responds to the article in this issue that describes the development and implementation of QUEST, offering support for the original description but disagreeing with certain interpretation, particularly characterizations of the Coalition of Essential Schools and the author's role in school restructuring. (SM)

Responds to the article in this issue that describes the development and implementation of QUEST. Though the paper agrees with many of the points from the original article, it suggests a divergent strategy for developing solutions to problems faced during educational change. (SM)

Responds to the article in this issue that describes the development and implementation of QUEST. The paper suggests that the original article admirably describes one school's naive, failed attempt at change, but it also makes many unsupported conclusions and allegations. (SM)

Unless school counselors are perceived to be a vital part of the educational process, external support for guidance services will be withdrawn and funding will be dramatically reduced. School restructuring and School Site Management are discussed as opportunities for counselors to redefine and clarify their roles; marketing strategies are…

This preliminary study developed and verified focus group questions to be used to investigate the impact of school restructuring on students with disabilities. Validated the appropriateness of case-study methodology as a model for studying the impact of restructuring and identified major issues and study questions accompanying restructuring. (RJM)

Discusses the use of a Multi-Attribute Consensus Building (MACB) technique to build consensus on a national model of educational outcomes and indicators. Describes the stages of consensus building and the tasks mandated in each stage, including the generation of input, the consensus conference, and the synthesis of consensus. (RJM)

Examines changes in parental participation over a 2-year period in 10 accelerated Louisiana schools. At first, parents were unwelcome in nine of these schools. The most fundamental factor was changing teacher and administrator attitudes toward parents of poor children, which fostered the emergence of a more meaningful parent role. (13 references)…

Massachusetts' School-to-Work Opportunities Act will force school districts to reevaluate their priorities and regard every community member as a student. Guidance counselors should become more career-focused and actively advise both college- and noncollege-bound students on coursework necessary to achieve academic and personal goals. (MLH)

Discusses school restructuring and how it can apply to music education. Includes changes in concepts of education, the movement toward accountability, and defining effective schools. Describes effective schools as those in which the basic skills of underserved students are at the same level as those of middle class students. (DK)

Discusses contemporary curriculum discourse, reflecting on the split between (1) academic curricularists whose work focuses on school practice and those whose work does not and (2) those who believe curriculum reform is possible without social reconstruction and those who do not. The role of corporate discourse is examined. (SM)

Academic standards are central to reinventing schools and transforming U.S. education. Higher standards are necessary to replace minimal standards implicit in most textbooks and tests. Standards communicate that all students can achieve at higher levels and that teachers are reclaiming the profession. Standards also inspire systemic reform, create…

Education research is seen as increasingly integral to education policy and practice, and must contribute to achieving national educational improvement objectives. Urges educational researchers to assume a leading role in restructuring American education in the 1990s by turning their attention to the following four priorities: (1) assessment; (2)…