Observing that an undesirable byproduct of competency testing for teacher certification has been a nationwide decrease in the number of Blacks entering teaching, this article analyzes Louisiana data on race of National Teacher Examinations takers and declining percentages of Blacks entering the profession. (MJL)

An elementary school's dramatic gains in achievement test scores are attributed to four steps: realization that a problem existed; arrival at a consensus regarding the purpose of schooling; development of a plan of action; and implementation of six improvement strategies through teamwork, with principal, teacher, and parent playing clearly…

Negative consequences of minimum competency testing for teacher candidates include the waste of human potential resulting from the disproportionately high failure rate of minority teacher candidates and the danger of lessening the pressure for needed curriculum reforms. This essay urges seeking alternative methods for improving the quality of…

Kansas City's Title I program features learning centers for older students and small tutorial groups for first and second graders and has effected consistently high achievement gains at low cost. The program's instructional design, courses of study, teacher training methods, incentives, learning center operation, and costs are described. (MJL)

Summarizes a survey of 41 editors of education journals on questions most often asked by inexperienced writers. Tabulated for reference are characteristics of the journals such as acceptance rates, page requirements, and weeks required for a decision. Tips for increasing the chances for an article's acceptance are offered. (MJL)

Summarizes a survey of editors of 138 refereed education journals and 38 nonrefereed journals. Compares procedures and criteria for selecting manuscripts and addresses the advantages and disadvantages of using referees. (MJL)

The court ruled that refusal to execute Title IX assurance of compliance was grounds for terminating a college's federal student aid without a finding of sex discrimination. A controversial passage concludes that the intent of Title IX is to govern only aspects of an institution's programs that receive federal aid. (MJL)

Observing that there is no shortage of work to be done, but rather a shortage of employment, this essay analyzes aspects of youth unemployment in Europe including school effectiveness; alienation and the work ethic; remedies, which include European Community's "social guarantee"; and some considerations for future change. (MJL)

Credited with creating a sense of community within a junior high is this project bringing together sixth, seventh, eighth graders for a schoolwide study of the 1940s. Teams composed of staff and students from all grades were assigned subtopics that were explored and shared through a variety of activities. (MJL)

This review summarizes research findings on the topics of impulsive-reflexive cognitive style of problem solving, first graders' behavior suggesting racial segregation, a reanalysis of "High School and Beyond," children's collaborative problem solving while sharing a computer, the match between tests instruction, and students' choice of noisy…

Outlines the current status of computer hardware and software available to educators. Presents two very different, but possible, scenarios for the future of computers in education. (MD)

Reviews the current status of educational software. Only a small percentage of programs available is of high quality. The potential of educational computing is at a crucial juncture during the next two years. (MD)

Presents evaluation guidelines for educational software for educators with limited knowledge of computers. (MD)

The future of computers in education today will be similar to that of television in education 30 years ago, unless educators begin to play a major role in bringing computer technology into the schools to stay. (MD)

Describes how a Minnesota high school developed the use of microcomputers throughout every facet of the school during the past decade. (MD)