The focus of this report is on shared services in the rural setting. The kit contains three documents of useful information for any school planning a shared service activity to improve rural education. 13-A identifies 215 shared services in 50 states along with an indexing of each service by subject area and by state. 13-B is a series of 10…

A Business Task Force was appointed by the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO with a specific mission of examining ways in which corporations, collegiate schools of business, and business organizations could most effectively encourage improvement of education, especially programs to prepare businessmen to assume new roles and responsibilities…

The central features of a school's or college's planned effort to bring about constructive change and stabilization are discussed. (JD)

The devolution of language usage in today's media must be combatted by a return to the careful introduction, reading, analysis, and understanding of the great writers of the early twentieth, nineteenth, and eighteenth centuries. (Author/MJB)

Eight weeks of instruction that included 120 minutes of guided practice in the overarm throw did not significantly change the ball velocities of kindergarten children when compared to two groups with no formal throwing experience. (Author)

Outlines a study of students participating in the "Beat It" program developed for at-risk students at Menchville High School (VA). Results show that those students involved in counseling were less likely to be returned to inschool suspension; those students in the program who did not receive counseling were 13 times more likely to be…

Discussion of performance improvement systems in organizations highlights Gilbert's Performance Engineering Model and the Human Resources Model. The process of performance technology is described, the role of training within the performance improvement system is examined, and ways in which training benefits from a performance orientation are…

An organizational development program was evaluated, which was implemented to reduce disorder in a Baltimore, Maryland, school. The Program Development Evaluation method was used. Increasing consistency of response to student discipline infractions, increasing rewards for appropriate behavior, and imposing peer and teacher support improved school…

This excerpt from "Managerial Engineering: Techniques for Improving Quality and Productivity in the Workplace" describes the development, objectives, and use of On-Error Training (OET), a method which trains workers to learn from their errors. Also described is New Joharry's Window, a performance-error data analysis technique used in…

This report presents the results of a 5-year study conducted by governors and other state and local policymakers on education reform. It is intended for a general audience and offers advice on what it takes to implement comprehensive school reforms. The document elaborates on five lessons learned in implementing comprehensive school reform: (1)…

Single-skill preparation for employment is simply insufficient to prepare for probable societal change. General education is a necessary ingredient. (Author/GB)

A special program creating a miniature community inside the school provides students with real-life curriculum. (GB)

Greater emphasis should be placed on the planning of learning, rather than on classroom performance, as the most important function of a teacher. (HS)