This document presents five action papers and three invited papers originally presented at a seminar concerned with accountability in rehabilitation. Each of the five principal chapters contains three parts: an action paper, selected scholars' reaction papers (brief written responses to the action papers), and the summary of recommendations which…

In early 1994, Central Falls, Rhode Island's Kids First, a collaborative partnership between the Central Falls School Department and local community leaders, launched a pilot universally-free school breakfast program (UF-SBP) called "Operation Breakfast." One of the goals of Operation Breakfast was to improve SBP participation; school…

Harvard Family Research Project's series of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each Snapshot examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This Snapshot describes the common data collection methods used…

Author Challenges the vociferous critics that he feels have grossly exaggerated the causes for concern in the American school system. (Editor)

Author feels that the success of an educational innovation should not be judged on whether it fulfills its promise 100 percent, but on whether it moves education closer to its goal. (Editor)

This paper proposes a proven, viable program aimed at alleviating the intransigent attitudes toward curriculum change and the subcultural conflict of teacher and student interrelationships and, as well, provides an experience in humanized education. (Author/RK)

The authors present a discussion of Project PASS, an attempt to study and compare two computer-based school scheduling methods as applied in two schools. They evaluate some of the advantages and disadvantages of the two systems and suggest applications for each. (Editor)

A Florida Environmental Education Program wants students to know that ecological concerns are as close to home as the kitchen sink. (Editor)

Article presented a survey that attempted to evaluate 134 humanities programs. (Author/RK)

Students became much more interested in nutrition after a class project of evaluating and investigating the foods they ate. (GB)

Disillusionment with the many bilingual programs developed under Title VII, 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, indicates only a lessened commitment, and a justifiably more cautious approach; the seeds of doubts, the problems, and possibly the likelihood of failure were built into the program from the beginning. (Author/JM)

Reports on the first phase of New York City's attempt to analyze the health needs of foster children and to assess the range and adequacy of such services. (Author/CS)

A total of 17 recommendations concerning the House Standing Committee's Recommendations for American Indian Education are presented, with comments for each from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians. (FF)

A report on the evaluation of Malasia's educational television programing, looking in detail at audience, technical aspects and program content. (HB)

In this article author discussed data on child abuse and neglect and analyzed several policy suggestions for alleviating the problem. (Author/RK)