Disagreement exists about the role and function of middle schools. Demand for improved student achievement, greater accountability, improved test scores, and greater responsiveness to parents characterize tensions. This paper reports on the efforts of one community to examine its middle-school program and reposition it to become more effective at…

This pamphlet is designed to explain the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to individuals with disabilities and their families. Myths about SSI are debunked and the benefits of receiving SSI are explained. Eligibility requirements for SSI and Medicaid are outlined. The pamphlet describes SSI work incentives that allow participants to…

Educators devoted to school reform focus all too often on the isolated components of K-12 education. The author of this book contends that the focus really should be on the interdependence of variables that affect student learning, both inside and outside the classroom. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 introduces the Four Cycles Model…

This report provides an overview of southeastern state efforts to assist low-performance schools in building capacity to improve students' academic achievement. High poverty, poor economic resources, and a high turnover rate of both students and practitioners are factors that impede school improvement. High-poverty schools that do improve commonly…

This paper offers suggestions for ways in which private higher education institutions can work together toward common goals. The first part, "Common Framework," outlines a shared reform agenda. It identifies common commitments of independent institutions and stresses three shared goals: enhanced learning; a meaningful worklife for faculty,…

Effective faculty professional development programs in independent schools can lead to a collegial, intellectually stimulating school culture. These programs can inspire exciting partnerships. Importantly, there's a "trickle down effect"; energized faculty lead to energized students. Yet, many independent schools lack faculty…

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)

This article describes the systematic installation of a career education program on a local or on a regional level. (Author)

This article is an indept presentation of the evaluation of an ethnic studies class conducted in a Nevada secondary school. (Author)

Questions and answers presented in this article offer concrete advice not only about what options in public education should be but also what they should do. (Editor)

The office of admissions of a large, private university recognized the need of students seeking admission, who wanted to be reassured that their secondary education would be compatible with admissions requirements. Article is a general statement on how the university intended to meet secondary school demands. (Author/RK)

Describes an innovative self-paced instructional program and its advantages with old, lock-step lecture methods. (Editor/RK)

This article uses both theoretical knowledge and practical reality associated with the implementation of school improvement as data sources for determining what is desirable for staff development. (Authors)

Explained are basic concepts and components that are common to manual, machine-aided, and computer-based systems, and their significance as key factors in the analysis and design of academic library circulation systems is documented. (2 references) (Author)

Prepared by a professional class in Methods of Teaching School and Community Health, this is a step by step, no nonsense" guide to designing a program on drug use. (CJ)