This book describes the growing involvement of lawyers in America's public schools in the past half century. It discusses comparatively what leading educators and lawyers believe to be the most important law-driven school reforms and examines these reform efforts from the perspectives of law, education, research, and practice. It also considers…

This Teacher Quality Toolkit aims to support the continuum of teacher learning by providing tools that institutions of higher education, districts, and schools can use to improve both preservice and inservice teacher education. The toolkit incorporates McREL?s accumulated knowledge and experience related to teacher quality and standards-based…

For the past 50 years, poor physical health of adolescents has been a concern in the U.S. The obesity rate has tripled from 5% in 1980 to 15% in 2000. With more emphasis placed on high stakes standardized tests, the priority of physical education classes has taken a back seat. Based on a survey done in 2003, slightly more than half of the states…

This bulletin discusses certain supervisory services for improvement of the professional equipment of teachers; instances of adaptations of supervision by which the results of research are utilized and teachers are interested in experimentation; illustrations of specific improvements in the approach made by supervisors toward the solution of…

Author explored several aspects of school finance and offered some concepts for consideration. (Author/RK)

Examines how the junior college is used by groups who formerly have not entered college--those from low-income families, especially disadvantaged minority group members, and the academically less successful of all strata and races. (Author/JM)

Presents and discusses the results of a survey of school districts in the state of Maine to determine if an educational disparity existed, related to computer science education, between rural and urban secondary schools in the state. Topics addressed include the importance of computer education and computer equipment availability. (Author/JL)

Parents' roles in educating their exceptional children have changed dramatically in the last decade. If attention is paid to their rights and responsibilities, parents and school personnel can provide the best possible educational experience for all exceptional students. (CJ)

College students in the 1980s pursue narrow, personal, career-oriented goals; consequently, enrollment in the liberal arts is falling. Students are missing the opportunity for exposure to liberal learning and are not developing habits of reflective thinking and an expanded vision. (PP)

In the past, global education has concentrated on altruistic concerns, such as the world environment, peace, and international understanding. Its definition, however, should be expanded; global education should help solve the problems of individuals, groups, and nations by offering sophisticated understanding of rapidly changing global conditions.…

Discusses the increased interest in providing educational opportunities for the elderly in industrialized countries. Describes the educational objectives of older students and educational opportunities such as Swedish study circles, Scandinavian folk high schools, the Universities of the Third Age, and the Open University of the United Kingdom.…

Reviews literature concerning reasons for the failure of older adults to participate in educational opportunities, as well as their course preferences, motivation, and goals. Barriers to taking classes include sensory deprivation. Suggests instructors be aware of the special needs of older students and guide study and reading strategies.…

Describes how economic and social forces are leading to changes within the urban family. Holds that schooling has not kept pace with changes in technology and employment opportunities. (Author/GC)

Discusses the concept of student development, suggests an organizing framework for categorizing its more specific aspects, and illustrates theory application in educational opportunity programing. Student development programs have been hindered by inadequate definitions of student development concepts and the goals they are designed to achieve.…