This study's primary purpose was to examine whether or not there were differences in the roles community college boards of trustees and presidents said they currently perform and those they said they should perform. In addition, the study sought to determine whether or not the relationship between trustees and the president impacted the…

Tracking students into different classrooms according to their prior academic performance is controversial among both scholars and policymakers. If teachers find it easier to teach a homogeneous group of students, tracking could enhance school effectiveness and raise test scores of both low- and high-ability students. If students benefit from…

The Townshend Elementary School (Vermont) has developed brief morning meetings at the start of the school day where students and faculty sing together in a daily celebration. Since developing the morning program, the school has noticed positive changes in academic and social climate. (MD)

Responds to Bill Barber's recent article refuting the author's conclusions concerning the beneficial effects of homework on student achievement. Asserts that the amount, frequency, nature, conditions, and other characteristics of homework must be studied, not just homework versus none at all. Homework is one of many factors contributing to…

The Harvard Principal's Center was established to improve the quality of schools by encouraging different ways of thinking about common problems, by offering opportunities for shared problem solving and reflection, and by providing a context of mutual support and trust in which personal relationships may develop. The center is described. (MT)

This article advances the premise that the collegial support model for professional development has the potential not only for changing the behavior of principals but perhaps even for restructuring the ways schools are run. The Institute for Development of Educational Activities Principals' Inservice Program is reviewed. (MT)

Four goals are proposed which deal with the meaning of life rather than the memorization of useless facts or the development of purposeless skills. The author argues that the ultimate concern of educators is to have people learn to live with themselves and others in a positive way. (MT)

An overview of the first five years of the Louisiana School Effectiveness Study is presented. Major findings from Phase II are offered. School, local, and state recommendations are made. (Author/MT)

Discusses a project to identify and recognize unusually successful public secondary schools in the United States. Lists 152 outstanding secondary schools. (JOW)

One reason for the concern with high schools is that their performance limits, sometimes severely, what the colleges and universities can accomplish. Thomas Jefferson's views of education are used as criteria to judge the quality of liberal education the author received from Wellesley (Massachusetts) High School. (RM)

Introduces the five articles that follow it as being addressed to principals who need to interpret recent reseach into and issues subsumed under school effectiveness. (JW)

Measured the impact of four predictor variables on faculty perceptions about the importance of institutional effectiveness activities. Found that three variables are critical to faculty support for institutional effectiveness activities: (1) institutional motivation for pursuing these activities; (2) level of involvement or participation in…

Discusses criticism of the middle school reform movement and points out efforts to rekindle reform. (JPB)

Discusses status of effective-school movement, especially the work of the National Alliance for Effective Schools and those who developed the Effective Schools Process. Lists six correlates of effective schools. (PKP)

Presents results of a study designed to determine effects of schooling and health knowledge on probability of men and women becoming obese. Findings indicate that schooling, but not health knowledge, reduces the probability of male and female obesity. (Contains 29 references.) (PKP)