Examined relationships between academic dishonesty and students' attitudes toward honor system, students' personal code of honor, and other variables. Findings from 177 college students supported conclusion that existence of an honor code is associated with increased academic honesty. Honor system and cheating, however, appeared to have more…

Not all who achieve access to higher education will achieve excellence, but the two are not antithetical. Higher education must set high standards for those willing and able to undertake it and also help those less capable by ensuring no door is closed and no excuse made on their behalf that dilutes standards of excellence. (MSE)

Addresses questions concerning faculty plagiarism. "Newman v. Burgin" concerns a university's procedures used to establish whether a faculty member has committed plagiarism; "Yu v. Peterson" examines the nature of university sanctions; and "Feldman v. Bahn" considers the rights of a faculty member who makes an allegation of plagiarism against a…

Offers a historical overview of the development of higher education admissions standards, efforts to establish standards for high school curricula, and the establishment and work of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Originally, the Association was a philosophical society, becoming an accrediting agency in the early 1900s. (DMM)

United States higher-education institutions often fail to educate. This paper describes one professor's development of a new program fulfilling existing requirements while exposing students to great books and demanding courses in other areas. It suggests that the best way to reform higher-education institutions is to expose them to vigorous,…

Suggests that technology education should be part of the core curriculum for all children and discusses the proposed content standards for grades K-2 and 3-5 related to the nature and history of technology. (JOW)

An experienced teacher deplores the loony test questions used to make pass/fail decisions for Atlanta-area students. Test resistance is growing. Concerned teachers and parents nationwide are mailing copies of high-stakes tests to the media, lobbying legislators, spearheading protest organizations, and challenging politicians to take tests. (MLH)

Examines whether Title VI reaches the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and if so who enforces it, then analyzes Cureton v. NCAA, which applied disparate impact theory to invalidate the minimum test score requirement for athletic eligibility. Asserts that academic eligibility standards should be accorded the judicial preference…

Describes attributes of Met School, a small urban public high school in Providence, Rhode Island, where the individual student is the primary focus of instruction. Powerful relationships, high standards and expectations, and student interests and real work are the hallmarks of the instructional program. (PKP)

Former superintendent tells teachers and administrators how to maintain their "sense of calling" in an era of accountability. (PKP)

Maintains that professional and academic communities have different missions yet share some goals. Argues against the wholesale adoption of the United States model of journalism education, and for the establishment of the academy as the primary agent in journalism education. Offers several proposals and considerations in the negotiating process…

Explains the City University of New York's reversal of its 1970 Open Admissions Policy and discusses the ramifications of that reversal. (NH)

Presents ways to examine students' understanding and thinking. Suggests that carefully examining students' work offers a powerful yet largely untapped source of information about student learning. (ASK)

Suggests that technology education standards will initiate changes and are a first step in guiding the improvement of educational programs and classroom practices. (JOW)

Discusses the standards regarding evolution in grades K-12. Lists standards created by some states in response to creationist pressures to obscure or eliminate evolution from their standards. Presents another list of criteria about teaching evolution. (ASK)