The consortium/teacher education council approach to collaboration in teacher education centers seems to close the gap between token school involvement and actual involvement. (Author)

Discusses the inadequacies of the California High School Proficiency Examination and examines how the test has usurped every school board's responsibility to define and implement a meaningful education. (Author/IRT)

Analyzes National Assessment of Educational Progress data on the computational ability of young adults 26 to 35 years of age. A high percentage of young adults can't balance a checkbook, use an income tax table, or apply simple math concepts in determining unit pricing. (Author/IRT) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document:…

Moving is a natural to learning as breathing is to living. Movement is a legitimate way of learning and is the only way that some people really learn. It lends itself beautifully to successful, satisfying experiences for all participants. (Author/IRT)

The reading instruction methods of Sylvia Ashton-Warner are succeeding in the classrooms of the nine teachers involved in the Vancouver Project. (IRT)

Suggests a logically consistent method of teaching values education in a teacher education program. The method focuses on the development and understanding of a model of the value concept combined with the continuous treatment of reality-based controversial issues. (Author/IRT)

Outlines New York's approach to values education. (IRT)

Recounts Jimmy Carter's past experiences with education and speculates about his administration's attitudes toward education. (IRT)

In Runyon v. McCrary, the Supreme Court held that, in most cases, private schools cannot deny persons admission on the basis of race. (IRT)

While other explanations cannot be ruled out completely, the most plausible explanation for the decline in test scores is that school achievement is down. Confirmation of this view is found in areas other than test scores. (Author/IRT)

The decline in test scores is more reflective of social changes than of educational failure. (IRT)

Describes one school's successful program to improve school climate, particularly in the area of the relationship between the principal and the faculty. (IRT)

Describes the evolution and demise of an experimental program that, one afternoon a week, allowed students to choose their learning experiences. (IRT)