With the beginning of the 1968-69 school term, the Atlanta Public Schools implemented the four-quarter plan for reorganization of the secondary school curriculum. The year is divided into four quarters of approximately the same length. Pupils were compelled to attend the first three quarters of the 1968-69 term. Fourth quarter attendance is…

This publication is designed to assist local school districts and other educational agencies in implementing career education in Idaho. Career education is part of a comprehensive education program and should not be conceived as a time segment of education such as vocational education or academic education. The basic educational objectives should…

This article reviews the development of, and controversy behind, minimum competency testing at the state and national levels. (WI)

A collage of excerpts about the Florida Minimum Competencies Testing Program. (Author/MLF)

A look at some of the State's 21 recommendations on high school graduation standards and NJEA's policy on high school graduation and basic skills. ( Editor)

Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, developed a series of minimum competencies in seven areas as standards for their graduates. One of the seven areas, consumerism, covers money management, credit, insurance, taxes, buying decisions, and consumer protection. (BM)

This article discusses recent changes in formative and summative assessment in Scotland. The Examination system is being extended to cover all aspects of schooling for all pupils. There are extensive changes in the system, now called Scottish National Diploma, for those pursuing business, technical, or vocational courses. (LMO)

If vocational educators are to continue to contribute to the education of America's students, they must be aware of and respond to the social, political, and economic forces that will change vocational education into something quite different from what it has been. (JOW)

A dental school program that provides students with the option of studying abroad at a participating school or hospital or designing their own course of study during their final four months is described. (MSE)

A study examined community college and four-year-college faculty attitudes concerning the quality of transfer students before and after a series of workshops on transfer education. The study focused on questions of instruction and faculty perceptions of students in different academic environments. (MSE)

Vocational educators have been confronted with problems in providing quality training in ever-decreasing amounts of time left for their fields. The author offers some problem-solving alternatives as educators await and deal with changes in state-level policies regarding high school graduation requirements. (Author/CT)

Recommends taking the indirect approach of historical understanding to make English PhDs better academic politicians. (CRH)

Responses of 352 principals surveyed on topics including courses taken by graduates by class ranking and anticipated outcomes of increased graduation requirements revealed a general concern that recommendations similar to those of "A Nation at Risk" might serve college-bound students at the expense of the less able. (MJL)

Raising academic requirements for admission to higher education brings about higher academic standards in secondary schools. Describes the relationship between a California high school curriculum and student course selections on one hand and university admission requirements on the other. (MD)