Presents a plan that extends current teaching practices through a strategy that increases teacher salaries without the use of merit pay. (MD)

Reviews the advances happening in computer technology and the challenges to educators. Identifies the barriers that need to be confronted, problems to be faced, and courseware needs. (MD)

Outlines a successful high school orientation program using volunteer upperclass students to acclimate new students. (MD)

Describes an 11-step process for screening students with academic and/or behavior problems. (MD)

School-community relations can be enhanced through strong visual arts programs. Provides strategies for development of such programs. (MD)

Discusses a program developed by the Century III Foundation, which attempts to interject value analysis in the educational process. Includes a diagrammatic presentation of a Moral Valuing Paradigm. (MD)

Presents 17 rules for administrators' and teachers' education practices that are likely to be defensible in court. (MD)

Describes the principal's role in fostering positive acceptance of special education in his or her school. Includes a reference list. (MD)

Describes a senior year program involving minicourses, career exploration, and a tutorial program that helps students bridge the transition from high school. (MD)

Discusses the promotion of self-esteem and development of self-educating students as important components of the educational process. (MD)

Presents results of a New Mexico school survey that found the quality of education improved in schools as enrollment declined. (MD)

Reviews key Supreme Court decisions on free speech rights of public employees. Advises school administrators to be vigilant in discipline or dismissal cases where freedom of speech is an issue. (MD)

Outlines ways schools can save money on curriculum materials by using teachers to develop curriculum aids. (MD)

Describes a disciplinary technique based on a Student Behavior Report that involves immediate feedback for student infractions and cooperation from administrators, teachers, parents, and students. (MD)

Outlines a model business-education program developed to help stop a shortage of competent personnel in the financial services industry. (MD)