Presents a case for changing the emphasis in education from training for proficiency in basic skills to teaching students how to use computers. (MD)

Presents research evidence that exposure to desegregated schools leads to desegregation in other areas of adult life. Includes a table summarizing results from studies on effects of desegregation. (MD)

There is no one "best" educational system, purports the author. Magnet schools offer choice and a powerful tool for educational change. Research findings about magnet schools are presented. (MD)

Reports on a two-year study of magnet schools evaluating educational quality and desegregation. Findings show that magnet schools can improve the quality of education in urban school districts. (MD)

Reviews the positive effects of integrating severely handicapped students into special classes emphasizing structured interaction with nonhandicapped peers. Includes factors to consider for successful integration. (MD)

Outlines current ways the National Institute of Education is developing its leadership role during the 1980s. The greatest challenge is to operate creatively with limited resources. (MD)

Critiques Arthur Jensen's concept of a "reality principle" in educational research from the March 1984 "Phi Delta Kappan." Emphasizes that objectivity and ideology are complementary, not contradictory, aspects of educators' work. (MD)

Arthur Jensen replies to the critique by Steven Selden. He points out that scientists' choices of subject matter are subjective, but heritability of intelligence is no longer argued among experts. (MD)

Outlines a mode of speech that practices simplification of language through the use of short words. (MD)

The author believes a cold war ideology permeates our culture and poisons the minds of youth. The challenge to education is to awaken people to a historical and global perspective and raise public consciousness of the necessity for peace. (MD)

Almost half of the 13 million children aged 13 and under are estimated to have no supervision after school hours. Communities and schools must develop responses to the problem tailored to local needs. (MD)

Reviews the status of Supreme Court deliberations in questions surrounding a New Jersey school's search of a student's purse. The state courts found the search unreasonable and reversed a lower court decision. (MD)

Outlines the 1984 Superior Council of Education's report on the status of education in Quebec (Canada). (MD)

Outlines an innovative American Studies program in an Alabama high school. (MD)

Outlines five areas--salaries, discipline, class size, student/teacher match, and professionalism--in which a "revolution" must take place if the educational reform movement is to be successful. (MD)