This booklet is the seventh in a series on educational practices that generally improve learning. The psychological principles described in the booklet summarize important findings of recent research on learning that is relevant for education. The principles attempt to integrate research coming from diverse areas of psychology, including…

This report presents the results of 18 months of work of the Maryland State Task Force on Reading, which investigated cutting edge research, best practices, and assessment data in order to formulate recommendations to guide programs in reading across the state. The report's center piece is a set of Design Principles for Improving Reading in…

This document presents eight papers prepared for a conference that examined the federal role in elementary and secondary education. The purpose of the meeting was to share ideas and proposals that could be helpful to the Congress and the Administration as they addressed education policy in 2001. Some of the questions addressed here include "What…

This publication takes the strong position that many problems in education can be solved by promoting strong, diverse, and autonomous families. Based on the premise that the family is the fundamental unit of society, the document seeks to empower parents and return public schooling to its original purpose of providing community assistance for…

This paper provides an analysis of educational equity in science and mathematics and proposes a practical way to assess equity in systemic reform. A synthesis of major national and international studies as well as a comprehensive review of the literature is used to suggest a way to assess when educational systems, particularly those involved in…

This paper presents and discusses the evolution of a metadata-based course portal, the Open Learning Repository (OLR). Different instructional models and learning principles are integrated in order to meet different learning and teaching strategies: different metadata models (domain model, instructional model, cooperative and structural model) are…

Feminist theory has become an increasingly important tool in analyzing the position of women within the discipline of education. This paper presents a liberal feminist framework for gender equity issues specifically concerned with the recruitment and support of women in educational administration. It is organized into three parts: (1) the tenets…

This paper describes Maine's high standards for all students and a model for personalizing instruction and assessment to fit student needs, thus providing fair opportunities for all children to achieve the standards. Maine's academic standards, the Learning Results, are structured in three levels: broad performance goals for all students (guiding…

Author details her awareness of the realities of the classroom environment and the influences teachers and parents have upon children's learning processes. (RK)

Article considers the need for the B. A. degree, its relevance for students, and the institution of a complementary degree, the B.L.S. (Bachelor of Liberal Studies). (RK)

Educational reforms must emphasize new approaches to teaching methodology, teacher efficiency, and the circumstances under which teachers perform their duties. (RN)

An administrator attempts to defend his professional behavior with a statement of principles designed to point out that the academic world is similar to the life outside it, full of apparent incompatibilities that had to be made compatible by the art of politics. (Author/RK)

An outline of some instructional principles by which reading instruction may be analyzed. (Author/HB)

A progress report of a project undertaken by the Battle Creek Physical Education Curriculum Project Team, and supported by funds provided under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Reviews research in the areas of classroom organization and management, delineating the principles underlying a comprehensive approach to these areas. (MP)