This article discusses the factors related to successful achievement on advanced placement tests in French, and reports evidence showing that students with a bilingual home environment or having lived abroad, do better than students simply exposed to language instruction in American schools. (CLK)

The career education program for special needs students in California's Orange Unified School District provides K-12 comprehensive career instruction, leading to student work experience placement in the senior high grades. The article describes the program's goals, curriculum units, and outcomes during its first two years. (MF)

Relationships between student attitudes toward Edward Keller plan psychology courses and student ratings of specific teacher behaviors and class characteristics were investigated in a study of 563 senior high school students enrolled in Keller plan courses. Practical course value and teacher enthusiasm were positively related to the students'…

Provided is a collection of materials relating to educational programs and services for hearing impaired children. (SBH)

The history of Des Moines' Career Placement Center is described and three categories of its year-round service are explained: odd-job employment through the Rent-A-Kid program, regular part-time employment for students, and permanent employment for graduates. The center's relationship with the school district's work experience and co-op programs…

Discusses the independent school: its mission and goals, how it attracts students, why a student chooses to attend an independent school, faculty qualifications, programs offered, admissions department, average student profile, student expectations, employers' expectations, how the school meets employers' expectations, the placement department,…

Occupational status of local education agency coordinators of special education (N=16), local education agency central office administrators (N=13), and university professors of special education (N=14) who served as due process hearing officers in Alabama did not affect their placement decisions after reading vignettes describing problem children…

A national survey of state coordinators of specialized service programs for children with deaf-blindness examined program characteristics including administrative structure, teacher certification requirements, technical assistance, eligibility determination, educational placement, curricula/instructional settings, transition, and unmet educational…

Highlights ways community colleges have responded to demands for increased accountability through retention programs, placement testing, skills and goals assessment, learning laboratories and skill centers, and the use of computer technology to collect and analyze data on student outcomes and individualized instruction. (DMM)

Examines variation in the methods used to assign students to classrooms and teachers in a small but highly diversified sample of elementary schools. Gives explicit attention to parental influence on pupil assignments as well as to effects of having an unusually incompetent or excellent teacher at a particular grade level. (NH)

Describes the role played by high school Advanced Placement (AP) programs in determining decisions regarding college admissions. A student's prospects for admissions are considerably enhanced by enrollment in A.P. courses. Specific scores, the caliber of the secondary school and of the A.P. courses, and the student's curriculum are also…

Proposes guidelines for a student promotion/retention policy including clear academic goals and expectations, the use of multidisciplinary teams to make decisions about grade repetition and monitor student progress, opportunities for the students to "catch-up" with their age peers, and program alternatives to retention and social…

Analyzes the uses and abuses of the Gesell School Readiness Screening Tests and similar tests. First, discusses developmental screening and readiness tests, then focuses on the Gesell tests, specifically addressing their validity and questioning their current uses. Discusses implications of using readiness tests for assigning children to…

Continues the argument against tracking and ability grouping in schools. Traces circumstances and beliefs leading to this system of handling student diversity and shows how these factors obstruct schools' efforts to achieve two highly valued goals: academic excellence and equal opportunity. Suggests alternative approaches. (MLH)

Compares 66 infants cared for by registered child minders and 40 infants cared for at 15 day nurseries in London, using interviews and observation. Compares both types of service on finding a place, stability of caregivers, quality of service, interaction with children, and communication with parents. Suggests changes in current government…