Details the kinds of data and data sources used in "A Study of Schooling," the limitations of these data, examples of research questions explored, and the intentions of the researchers during analysis and interpretation of the data. (Author/IRT)

A review of a decade's research indicates that the greatest confidence can be placed in the effects of opportunity, exposure, and instruction on achievement, retention, and attitudes. (Author/IRT)

Earnest Sternglass discusses the evidence he has discovered relating declining scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test to atmospheric radiation in the 1950s. (IRT)

This article contains two arguments: one author maintains that New York's truth-in-testing law does not achieve its goals, while the other holds that the legislation does protect the consumer of educational tests. (IRT)

Describes the Oakland (California) school district's affirmative action program as it affects the hiring of school personnel, the purchasing of supplies, and the letting of contracts for school construction. (IRT)

Analyzes reasons given for the failure of the competency-based teacher education program at Illinois State University and describes a successful program at San Diego State University. (IRT)

Explains how a high school English teacher came to realize the value of having brief quizzes at the beginning of each class session. (IRT)

Uses the form of a dialogue to point out the nature of continous progress plans and to argue that there is logic in both the progressive and traditional approaches to education. (IRT)

Reports on a national survey of the characteristics of educators seeking doctorates in educational administration. The largest proportion of doctoral candidates (33 percent) aspire to central office positions rather than to building administration (15 percent). (Author/IRT)

After reviewing the extent of in-school truancy in the Detroit high schools, the author offers three recommendations centering on the adoption and enforcement of attendance policies that lead the student to acceptance of personal responsibility for his/her attendance. (Author/IRT)

Describes a program in which student leaders were trained to help change the climate of an urban high school. (IRT)

Reports on an interview with John Tinker of the "Tinker" case, which set the precedent for freedom of speech for students. (IRT)

Describes programs at a vocational-technical school and urges that Congress look to operating programs such as this in its effort to design vocational education programs. (IRT)

Describes the economics curriculum developed in the Rochester (Minnesota) Public Schools. The curriculum was developed with the aid of the local community and is linked to the community through an advisory committee. Methods of evaluating the curriculum are also discussed. (IRT)

Reports on a survey to determine teachers' attitudes and practices toward the teaching of creative writing in elementary classrooms. Suggests three reasons for writing deficiencies and argues that more time must be spent on reading and that reading instruction needs to be consistent within classes and among schools. (Author/IRT)