Focuses on three areas for building effective school, family, and community partnership programs: a planning framework, an organizational structure, and an assessment of challenges. (Contains 23 references.) (PKP)

Reports on the successful adoption and implementation of the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles model at a high school and an elementary school that leads to improvements in school climate and culture, resulting in increased student academic achievement. (Contains 14 references.) (PKP)

Discusses progress, barriers, and strategies pertaining to female students' study of science and technology in secondary schools. Recommends strategies for increasing female student participation. Summarizes national report on causes and consequences of underrepresentation of women in science, engineering, and technology prepared by National…

Describes eight characteristics of the Concord model of online course instruction: Asynchronous collaboration, limited enrollment, expert facilities, trust, clear schedules, excellent materials, good pedagogy, and quality assurance. Discusses cost and benefits of implementing the Concord model of online course instruction. (Contains 16…

Discusses essential elements of effective distance education using the World Wide Web, foremost of which is good instructional design. (PKP)

Describes Master Teaching and Leadership, an online master's degree program for teachers offered by the University of Illinois at Springfield. Discusses recruitment and admissions, instructional techniques, meeting accreditation standards, and meeting teacher needs. (PKP)

Describes the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, a database of online instructional and professional development materials developed for use in higher education. Provides examples of potential applications in elementary and secondary education. (PKP)

Reviews research on characteristics of quality teachers, methods for improving teacher quality, and student and teacher behaviors that are indicators of teacher quality. Draws implications for principal hiring and mentoring practices. (Contains 30 references.) (PKP)

Discusses problems related to block scheduling and suggests three elements for improvement: appropriate subject material, appropriate teaching styles, and appropriate level of cognitive development. (Contains 11 references.) (PKP)

Reviews research on block scheduling and concludes that despite implementation problems and criticism, it has become an important tool in efforts to improve school climate and student achievement. (Contains 17 references.) (PKP)

Reviews research and then describes five alternative strategies to social promotion and grade retention: Intensify learning, provide professional development to ensure skilled teachers, expand learning options, assess to inform teaching, and intervene early and often. (Contains 33 references.) (PKP)

Describes origin and elements of the standards movement. Reviews research on grade retention and social promotion and concludes that both are failed strategies to improve student achievement. Describes principal's role in meeting standards. Discusses the use of systemic and classroom interventions to help students meet state standards. (Contains…

Reports results of a 14-student questionnaire survey on the effectiveness of web-based instruction in a rural high school in Indiana. A select number of parents and students were also interviewed. Concludes that despite challenges, there are positive instructional benefits from incorporating web-based instruction in a traditional classroom.…

Discusses 15 effective strategies for dropout prevention identified by the National Dropout Prevention Center, plus a specific set of six program solutions and strategies as alternatives to grade retention. Describes the center's promotion-with-purpose policy, along with exemplar programs for school leaders to use in designing alternatives to…

Examines the relationship between high-stakes testing and retention in elementary and middle grades in Miami Public Schools. Finds positive relationship between retention and test performance primarily in more affluent schools, with the exception of grade 7 where the relationship applied to all schools. Also discusses recent reform efforts in…