Discusses the development of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and describes how its methods and materials are being used in Nebraska, Connecticut, Maine, and other states as a tool to improve educational programs. (Author/JG) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Utilization).

Outlines four logical tests for determining the validity of a person's reasoning with respect to the issue of bussing for school integration. (Author/JG)

Describes a forecasting model sensitive to the major factors influencing educational outcomes, presents several forecasts based on alternative sets of assumptions, and discusses the implications of these forecasts, including ways to subvert them. (Author/JG)

This article discusses the "back to basics" movement and points out both its advantages and disadvantages. (CD)

This article looks at the characteristics necessary for optional programs to be truly "optional" and to succeed. (CD)

The article discusses ways in which schools sometimes function as agents of social control and perpetuators of injustice, and recommends that resolving problems of injustice be made a first priority of educators. (CD)

The article states a need for two kins of educational research and evaluation, one which derives from scientific methodology and one which derives from aesthetic and humanistic criticism. (CD)