Discusses implications of critical questions relating to change in elementary education with emphasis on: curriculum development, organization, teacher behavior, and community expectations for public schools. (BF/JH)

School programs must focus on the future if they are to maintain their viability. Future studies provide an alternative from within the existing system, thus requiring that the first step be to involve the entire staff in planning. Offers an outline for discussion. (Editor/RK)

Accommodating a variety of wishes by establishing unique schools can help solve some of the current conflicts and also alleviate some of the pressure on school systems caused by forcing everyone to adjust to the one-school model. (MM)

Reviews the various emerging roles that senior citizens can play in the educational field. (AM)

Nonpunitive approaches to discipline (changing the student, remediating learning problems, changing the school environment, and implementing alternative programs) can eventually reduce student misbehavior and should be considered as alternatives to punitive approaches for working with students who are discipline problems. (Author/IRT)

Some of the differences between open and traditional classrooms are described, and general methods of integrating mathematics with other topics in learning activities are discussed. Specific activities are listed and suggested methods of evaluation and record keeping are offered. (SD)

NEW3 (New Knowledge, New Technology, and New Work) is a three-pronged program of the Educational Service Center in Summit County, Ohio, that encourages real-world experiences instead of text-based instruction. It was funded by a federal Technology Learning Challenge Grant. (JOW)

Describes benefits students received from participating in a San Francisco high school's innovative outdoor adventure program. Service-learning programs such as this one give students the opportunity to contribute to their community and learn valuable social and life skills. Lessons and memories gained from service-learning experiences can help…

Discusses why today's American workforce is experiencing falling wages and suggests that the answer to reversing this trend lies in improving the American education system to world class levels. Suggests the need to develop a postsecondary training system for those who do not go on to college, and highlights ways this might be implemented. (GR)

Illustrates how the Internet can be used to engage home schooled students in the learning process. Presents an example from a charter school. (Author/SOE)

Presents an award-winning essay about a teacher's relationship with a troubled student placed in his alternative classroom. Shows how the two worked together on science, math, and "Romeo and Juliet." (TB)

A program in English for speakers of other languages is held in a South London community center. It takes a holistic approach, providing emotional security, helping students with external problems, and forming networks to overcome isolation and lack of resources. (SK)

Examines how school staff conceptualize their work with alternative school adolescents after undergoing at least 1 year of a whole school violence prevention program. Results highlight the importance of linking social learning and academics in violence prevention strategies and of sustaining collaborative efforts that connect conflict resolution…

North Carolina State University (UNC) has been on the forefront of long-distance education by offering a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a Mechatronics Concentration at its remote campus located at UNC Asheville. The program demonstrates that long-distance laboratories are feasible and should not be a stumbling block to offering…