The author suggests that we should try to divert a little of our time and energy away from maintaining the vast educational apparatus that we have created, towards the task of obtaining vantage points from which the longer term choices that face us can be identified, and the significance of present day decisions in relation to these choices…

The essay analyzes the demands and constraints on the planning process, discusses new efforts by the Educational Planning Section of the New York City Planning Department to fill the gaps in Planning, and suggests guidelines and criteria for its own future planning and for that of planning agencies in other large cities." (Author)

A bibliography intended for teachers and administrators who are seeking sources of aid and guidance as they plan for instructional materials centers in their schools." (Author/LS)

Flexible scheduling can cause a lot of problems in that no pressure is exerted on students to attend classes and those students who do not use their independence wisely will suffer academically. (CK)

Offers advice to the National Committee on Excellence in Education as to the committee's role, the problems it should address, and the outcomes it should seek. (RL)

A coherent career plan is a comprehensive document that relates learning experiences to career goals. Components include personal data, career assessment information, career and educational goals, education plan, work experiences, and evidence of competency attainment. South Dakota's School-to-Work Tech Prep Initiative requires coherent career…

In this article, the author points out that it is discouraging to see critics still firing broadsides at strategic planning, an imperative as old as Western Civilization. Without exception, these salvos, whether prompted by misunderstanding or negative experience, lack both sensible tactic and sufficient charge, so they tend to quickly dissipate…

This article focuses on how to prepare and plan for a safe and secure environment for students and staff at the end of a school year or during the summer months. Every individual who works in a school approaches the month of May and the subsequent end-of-school-year tasks with mixed feelings of stress and relief. Although preparations for ensuring…

In this article, the author describes her experiences of developing new child care sites and offers five important lessons that she learned through her experiences which helped her to create successful child care centers. These lessons include: (1) Finding an appropriate area and location; (2) Creating realistic financial projections based on real…

This report is prepared in accordance to state law requiring the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to prepare a biennial report for submission to the Nevada State Legislature that outlines a plan for new programs and expansions of existing programs of instruction, public service and research. This report highlights the strategic objectives…

This is the eighth annual "Keeping Pace" report. When the authors look back on 2011 from some future year, it may be clear in retrospect that 2011 was the year that online and blended learning went digital, transcending their distance-learning or computer-based instruction origins and taking root in classrooms and schools across the…