Reports on a follow-up study of Sixth Cycle Teacher Corps graduates who taught pupils in grades 2-6 across the country. These graduates were compared with other young teachers who taught the same type of pupil in the same school district, on the basis of teacher performance and teacher effectiveness measures. (JA)

This article reviews studies that have attempted to assess Teacher Corps performance. Statements from each study, an analysis of methodology used, and the reports' implications are presented. (JA)

This article is a sequenced description by the chief of cycle operations at Teacher Corps of the origin and development of Teacher Corps projects, from selection and evaluation of concept papers, to proposal rating and funding, to assessment of each project's success. (JA)

This article discusses the "Portal School," noting that in its advanced form in the next decade it could become a "Special School for Teacher Education." (JA)

This is a plea to retain the strong tradition of state support, as opposed to dependence on federal funds, of public universities so that self-determination can continue to be respected as a matter of local commitment by legislatures and their committees, and by state boards of regents. (Author/JA)

This article reviews the history of educational research and development (R&D) centers during the past decade, and also offers a proposal regarding directions for federally supported R&D in education in the decade ahead. (Author/JA)

This article presents, mostly in outline form, a review of the reports of the six USOE National Field Task Forces on the Improvement and Reform of American Education--Administration and Supervision, Basic Studies, Community, Council of Chief State School Officers, Higher Education, and Teachers. (JA)