This report presents mathematics benchmarks organized into instructional sequences by topic. Each sequence is based upon an analysis of the order of content as it appears among a set of highly rated state standards. The report is intended to inform and guide state or district curriculum directors or others who, starting from content that is placed…

There is a growing awareness among educators and policymakers that the academic standards associated with college readiness are also necessary to prepare students to take advantage of opportunities in the workplace. A challenging K-12 college-readiness curriculum is also important for preparing students for citizenship. Such a curriculum, if…

Poland's entire educational structure is being revamped as part of far-reaching plans to "build a second Poland in 15 years". Article discussed the plans of the Committee of Experts on the State of Education in Poland. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the experiences of a blind student in becoming a teacher. (RK)

The preparation and sale of term papers involves an exchange of ideas arguably protectable under the first amendment. (Author/PG)

Article explains the struggle the teacher has had to make in order to sharpen his own educational responsibility to his students and which has upset the power structure that has thwarted the teacher movement. (RK)

Author opts for the treatment of the student as an individual and suggests administrative and faculty responsibility rather than reliance on automated facilities for decision making. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of high risk college students who graduate. High risk students are those students who, when compared with other entering students, do not meet set criteria (test scores, high school rank) but who show some promise of success. (JC)

The nine-campus University of California is being torn between a desire for scholastic excellence and a charismatic governor's demand for fiscal austerity. (Editor)

The author concludes that music and music education in Europe draw great strength from their deep roots in tradition. (Author/JB)

An examination of letters of recommendations written by English literature and chemistry professors for colleagues seeking academic positions in other universities revealed that particularism, nonprofessional and, perhaps, irrational factors were as much a part of the evaluation of their colleagues as were criteria usually thought to be germane to…

Our colleges need college admissions policy that will both preserve the integrity and quality of America's colleges and advance the cause of minorities and the disadvantaged. Address delivered in Des Moines, Iowa, April 13, 1970. (Editor)

Points out the limitations of reading surveys and stresses the need to interpret the results carefully. A literacy survey is used to highlight the kinds of goals which surveys might legitimately expect to accomplish. (RW)