A teacher, responding to the commission and task force criticism of education, points out that for real educational improvement to take place, critics must communicate with teachers. (MD)

Outlines a fictitious but ideal school in which staff work cooperatively and are encouraged to develop their talents. (MD)

Presents a summary of findings from the spring 1984 Gallup Poll of Teacher's Attitudes. (MD)

Reviews the history of the two teachers' unions, presenting the differences and rivalry between the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. Details their differing responses to the current "excellence" movement. (MD)

The president of the National Education Association (NEA) responds to Chester Finn's article (EA 518 431, this issue) by pointing out patterns of inaccuracy and misrepresentation in Finn's criticisms of the NEA. (MD)

Critiques Chester Finn's analysis (EA 518 431, this issue) of teachers unions, outlining the ambiguities in Finn's theories. (MD)

Reports results from the 1984 Canadian Education Association poll of public opinion of education. This is the first Canadian survey of its kind. (MD)

Analyzes six myths about education and explores their justifications. The underlying assumptions are unsupported by educational research. A bibliography containing 71 citations is appended. (MD)

Most school improvement begins outside the school, but the greatest promise for school reform with the most potential for lasting changes comes from within the school itself. (MD)

Findings from a three-year study found classroom interactions between teachers and students short on both quality and equality. Teachers need training in the importance of precise reactions, equitably delivered. (MD)

Presents four steps to follow in the process of evaluating incompetent teachers that will induce them to resign. (MD)

Outlines the Intern-Intervention Program of Toledo, Ohio, that uses experienced teachers to train and evaluate both beginning teachers and experienced teachers with problems. (MD)

Outlines the story of one first-grade student's successful struggle with learning to read. (MD)

Decisions in recent court cases seem to show that comparable worth will not provide a remedy for allegedly sex-biased salary inequities. (MD)

Reports on the Council of Europe's joint European-American seminar that deals with teaching about the United States in secondary schools in Western Europe. (MD)