Argues that establishing special programs (for at-risk students or for other students) only delays making badly needed, dramatic, long-overdue changes in traditional practices of schooling. (SR)

In November 1996, the voters of Montgomery County (Maryland) approved by referendum an amendment to the County Charter that changed the County Council's review and approval cycle of the six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) from an annual to biennial cycle. The referendum specified that in odd-numbered fiscal years (on-years) the County…

This article presents the universal design features that were identified during the alpha development of a scheduler software program, known as MySchoolDayOnline, for use in schools, and provides preliminary research on the usability of these features. The study presented here investigated the accessibility and usability of MySchoolDayOnline for…

School-within-a-school programs are an alternative school choice that can provide differentiated learning opportunities for academically gifted students, but they are often politically contentious. In a recent study, we interviewed 530 students and teachers in gifted and regular streams in three publicly funded secondary schools with different…

The authors conduct open-ended surveys of 530 students and teachers in three publicly funded schools with different approaches to providing a high-ability "school-within-a-school:" a gifted program, an international baccalaureate program, and a high-ability program with a science focus. Overall, the authors find that teachers and students in all…

With the increased public attention to a rapidly growing number of children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it seems as if there is an equally rapid growth of new specialized programs catering to this group of children. The question to be considered is, if there are indeed promising models based on inclusive settings, why does…

Discussed an educational program designed to meet the needs of children with specific learning disabilities. (RK)

THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD BECOME THE IDEAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN FLINT. IT WAS THE PRACTICAL PLACE FOR CARRYING THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE APPROACH USED TO FACILITATE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND INTERACTION INCLUDED, FIRST, GETTING THE PEOPLE INTO THE SCHOOLS, WHERE THEY BECAME INTERESTED.…

THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER'S AIDE IN THE CLASSROOM HAS OFTEN BEEN DEFINED AS THAT OF A HELPER WITH ROUTINE DUTIES. WHEN PROPERLY PREPARED, HOWEVER, SUCH AUXILIARY PERSONNEL CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING SITUATION. THE TEACHER ASSISTANT PERFORMS MANY OF THE SAME DUTIES AS THE HEAD TEACHER BUT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL…

MORE COLLEGES SHOULD OFFER CREDIT TO STUDENTS WHO TAKE COURSES IN THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM. TO ENCOURAGE SUCH LEARNING, COLLEGES SHOULD REEVALUATE THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD THESE STUDENTS. HARVARD AND PRINCETON GAVE CREDIT FOR SUCH COURSES, AND THEIR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS REPORT ONLY FAVORABLE RESULTS. THOSE OPPOSED TO THE PROGRAM INCLUDE…

THE INTERIM REPORT OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED ON IN THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS PRESENTED. TWO AREAS WERE CONSIDERED--CONDENSATIONS OF COMPLETE STUDIES, AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON ONGOING RESEARCH. THE ACTIVITIES COVERED WERE THE CENTRAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS (SURVEYS AND LIBRARY SERVICES), KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE AWARENESS…

This summary of higher educational programs which are relatively uncommon within the 15 Southern Regional Education Board states is based on an OE report on earned degrees conferred in 1963-64. Attention is focused on programs that are interesting by virtue of their scarcity, either in content or in terms of their position in an institution's…

This report by the National Advisory Council on Equality of Educational Opportunity (NACEEO) contains the major activities undertaken for 1976 and delineates the recommendations made for that year. The recommendations made are in the areas of legislation, administration and special projects. Two of the 1976 recommendations are: (1) state education…