Examines how a teacher in one Oxfordshire primary school lays the foundations for literacy. (Editor/RK)

Presents the results of the Best Teaching Idea contest that sparked a response that flooded the editors with entries. Here are the 20 adjudged the best ranging all the way from self-made computers to games made by kids to be played with parents. (Editor/RK)

By using a horizontal approach, that is, taking a multicultural perspective of past events, teachers can help children learn about our country's role in the world and the way things change over time. (Author/RK)

A special program designed to involve students and staff in recognizing, using and gaining competence with metric units and measures was described. (Author/RK)

Is the Certificate of Extended Education the real answer to the needs of "the new sixth"? Author writes on behalf of a group of English teachers who believe it offers a major opportunity for curriculum development. (Editor/RK)

Author visits an urban studies center that aims to help children becoming more aware of planning processes. (Editor/RK)

Can a greater emphasis on law education help the schools do a better job? Provides five guidelines for effectively teaching law. The intent is to stimulate students to develop responsibility for their own learning while helping them to become better citizens. (Author/RK)

Don't let it become a lost art! It may not be the easiest thing to teach, but if you can dream up interest-grabbing situations like those described, you'll probably find your students responding with enthusiasm, writing letters with a passion. Here's how two Philadelphia teachers did it. (Editor/RK)

In response to a legitimate concern expressed by science teachers that some students in their classes have difficulty reading science materials, the literature relevant to this problem was explored and reading specialists were consulted. One outcome of this exploration was a list of specific suggestions and techniques designed to help improve…

This article discusses the factors required to be a part of each school's student progress policy. The author also examines numerous options and potential pitfalls of various decisions made in developing this policy. The two major components of satisfactory progress regulations--quality and quantity--are explored in detail. (CT)

The author states that postsecondary institutions must implement their own minimum academic progress requirements to avoid a potentially punitive legislative requirement. Various General Accounting Office reports concerned with student progress statistics are quoted. (CT)

The Standards of Academic Progress system at Miami-Dade Community College is explored. Elements of this system are discussed: reduction of course loan with appropriate educational interventions, some period of separation from the college, two-track monitoring system, and administrative review of all students at the end of each term. (CT)

Describes the Traveling School of Santa Cruz, California, in which students in grades 7-12 travel across the United States and parts of Canada. While following a conventional curriculum and learning about the areas visited, students also achieve personal development through the experience of living with classmates and staff members. (AEM)

Presents an eight-step planning model that operationally defines a comprehensive delivery systems approach to campuswide leadership training. Lists four goals of the model: to increase efficiency of leadership training through shared resources, to decrease costs, to provide quality control, and to increase impact of programming effort by creating…

Examined developmental changes in the interpersonal relationships of 82 college students, who completed the Mines-Jensen Interpersonal Relationship Inventory with a re-test four years later. Results showed students achieved increased tolerance and improved the quality of friendships. Extracurriular activities were related to interpersonal growth.…