Gives practical ideas for developing regional inservice programs for administrators. (GB)

Author discusses the necessity and the methods of evaluating teachers, and points out damaging political results when evaluation is neglected. (GB)

Discusses staff evaluation in terms of how much can be expected of a teacher according to his experience. (Editor)

Author suggests creative partnerships between school and teacher-training institutions to assure better prepared beginning teachers. (Editor)

Cooperation with industry can bring about good programs for out-of-school experiences when it meets the needs of the students. (GB)

Author emphasizes the principal's need to be knowledgeable of the many child-oriented community agencies that can help the school deal with student problems both legal and social. (Editor)

If you have considered the pro's and con's of an extended secondary school year, this article may pique your interest anew. Its question and answer format gets to the heart of the issues involved. (Editor)

Schools adopt year-round plans for a host of reasons, writes this author, who feels that today's fuel shortages and other conservation concerns further justify schools operating 12 months of the year. (Editor)

Year-round education is doomed to fail, believes this educator. She feels that 12 months of the same kind of schooling we are offering today will only extend our existing problems. (Editor)

One school's experience - the good and the bad, the exciting and the frustrating - with year-round schooling is reported here. (Editor)

Non-threatening strategies for setting up an alternative school are discussed here. An alternative school is more likely to succeed if certain critical factors are observed, says this principal. (Editor)

Not all children are self-motivated, not all like the spotlight, not all are aggressive enough to express their need for help or even to ask questions. Security must be provided in individualized classrooms, as well as freedom, says this author. (Editor)

If you've ever wondered what steps to take to institute individualized teaching-learning, here are the answers. The process is explored step-by-step in this conversational format. (Editor)

This article describes how all teachers can serve as advisers in a plan that encourages each student to develop a close relationship with at least one adult at school. Problems as well as progress are reported here. (Editor)

Convinced that most educators are shortsighted in planning curriculum design, these writers take the proverbial bull by the horns and present the criteria they feel are necessary for realistic program planning. (Editor)