The author examines the way in which students learn mathematics in the different countries of the IEA International Study of Mathematics Achievement and concludes that these are basically different. (CT)

The author answers two significant questions regarding age of starting school" and achievement at age 13-relative to the IEA Study of Mathematics Achievement. He argues that because of the nature of the test, the age of starting school will not affect the achievement scores at age 13.(CT)

The new developmental role of the nurse, as it is emerging, charges the nurse with the responsibility of educating the people under her care so that they will function more efficiently in their environments. (EB)

This selective bibliography of motion pictures on democracy has been prepared by the Office of Education to assist teachers, school administrators, and community leaders in choosing and using visual aids in the teaching of democracy. The motion pictures recommended in this bibliography portray the historical development of democracy and the…

That which legislation many times fails to accomplish with adults, organized public education achieves through children. There is no better way, and perhaps no other way, to save the Nation's natural resources from three centuries of ruthless exploitation than by a program of adequate instruction in the Nation's schools. Children cannot begin too…

Mentally retarded children, as here defined, are those who because of poor intellectual endowment are unable to cope, with the standard requirements of regular grades. They are in particular need of special educational services planned for intellectually subnormal children. These include approximately 2 percent of the school population. Some…

Public education in the United States is supported by Federal, State, and local governments. Substantial amounts of money are provided by all three. The latest figures available indicate that expenditures for education account for about 35 percent of the total cost of local governments, 26 percent of State disbursements, and almost 9 percent of…

Extraclass activities as used in this publication mean pupil activities under school sponsorship outside of regularly scheduled classes, for which no graduation credit is usually given, and for which no course of study ordinarily exists. This publication discusses the responsibility of secondary school administrative and teaching personnel for the…