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Asserts that the School Leaders Licensure Assessment required for administrator certification in several states effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice. Describes scoring training for professors and school administrators. (PKP)

Minority students face numerous academic barriers for achievement in the classroom as well as outside the school. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) suggests six principles for maintaining the standard of school mathematics.

Methods for evaluating school superintendents is discussed. The author maintains one the most significant aspects of the evaluation process is to evaluate and understand the job itself, and then define the standards by which the superintendent must follow.

National Center for Education Statistics found that teachers take part in professional development, study the subject area in depth and apply new methods of teaching. Professional development supports the goal of ensuring the success of all students.

Researchers who have worked on administrator mentoring program reveal some benefits of mentoring. The various characteristics of a successful mentoring program are presented.

Research indicates that family literacy programs can provide opportunities for educational success for parents and children. The benefits reaped by the children in family literacy workshops are presented.

This article examines how child development influences kindergarten readiness, focusing on what kindergarten schools can do to delay the entrance of younger students. Topics include how to identify and support children at-risk for kindergarten failure.

This article examines how teachers can promote racial and ethnic tolerance among their students, focusing on the role of families, schools, and communities. Topics include how classroom diversity does not always equal a greater amount of student tolerance.

This article examines how different countries measure student performance, focusing on England, France, China, Japan, and Hong Kong. Topics include the international comparison of standardized testing scores.

Reviews studies on the plight and needs of homeless students. Includes reports on family mobility and school attendance, dysfunctional families, and school intervention strategies. (Contains 11 references.) (PKP)

This article examines the special educational needs of homeless children, focusing on how homelessness impacts school attendance and social and emotional development. Topics include school services that provide food and after-school programs for homeless youth.

This article examines how teachers can work to improve academic standards in various content areas while also focusing on students' literacy skills. Topics include methods to increase student motivation, reading comprehension, and writing skills.

This article examines the economics and achievement results of for-profit or proprietary schools compared to public schools. Topics include the role of educational management organizations in the educational system.

Reviews research on the impact of zero-tolerance policies on student behavior and achievement. Concludes that policies are generally ineffective and often counterproductive. (Contains 14 references.) (PKP)

Reviews research on the role mentoring plays in recruiting and retaining minority teachers. (PKP)

Reviews research that finds teachers assigned to smaller classes do not significantly alter the instructional methods they used in larger classes. (PKP)

When used appropriately, standardized assessments can assist education reform by tracking individual or group progress and achievement levels and indicating college readiness. Credibility and validity can be improved by preventing student exclusions, using multiple indicators, stressing year-to-year performance, monitoring consequences, and recognizing degrees of uncertainty. (Contains 12 references.) (MLH)

U.S. high-school students' enrollment in arts classes is at an 18-year peak. In 1998, 52.7 percent of high-school graduates earned credits in visual arts classes, compared with 44 percent in 1982. For various reasons, technology course enrollments have not kept pace with society's technological transformation. (MLH)

Reviews research on the characteristics and benefits of new-teacher mentoring programs. (PKP)

Reviews results of four recent studies exploring the effects of various student-grouping schemes on academic achievement. Grouping plans included multiage classrooms, full-time ability grouping, and within-classroom grouping. Two studies investigated administrator attitudes toward student grouping. Several studies found that grouping plans improved learning and achievement for certain students. (PKP)

A 1996 study attributed adolescent remedial readers' low comprehension to poor motivation, lack of experience, and egocentricity. Secondary teachers can help by connecting reading assignments to real-world learning experiences, providing self-directed activities, and inviting collaborative learning and varied self-expression. A San Diego program is profiled. (MLH)

The author examines the academic benefits of students' extracurricular activities. Topics include educational studies, dropout rates, and social skills.

Several studies have shown that family characteristics can significantly affect children's development and thus school development. A number of studies suggest that high levels of poverty within the community can adversely affect children's development regardless of the quality of the individual family environment.

Employers say that teamwork, the ability to cooperate and communicate with others to reach common goals will best prepare students for modern workplace. Teachers are required to play a vital role for enhancing student teamwork skills.

The number of students speaking language other than English at home rose from 6.3 million in 1979 to 13.7 million in 1999. Eighty percent of the teachers were found unprepared to teach culturally diverse students in classrooms. The views of various researchers on culturally diverse classrooms are stated.

This article examines a report by the National Council for Social Studies on curriculum and academic standards for world history and global studies. Topics include US students' relative lack of knowledge in world geography.

Studies show that the adoption of strict zero tolerance policies does not prevent school crime or violence. Repeated suspensions only make a student more likely to participate in crime and drop out of school. Often zero tolerance targets minorities or students who are disabled or just different.

The benefits and drawbacks of students working part-time are examined. The author maintains that research shows students who work long hours during the school year demonstrate low levels of academic performance, however, students who successfully balance work and school develop valuable time management skills.

This article examines the benefits and potential problems with including students with learning disabilities in regular, general education classrooms. Research on the effectiveness of three inclusion models are presented.

Research presented concerns the benefits and potential limitations of school choice, focusing on vouchers and charter schools. Findings suggest that parents and teachers in charter schools report a high degree of satisfaction, but this satisfaction does not necessarily translate into achievement results for the students.

This article assesses the effectiveness of brain-based teaching techniques in the sciences classroom, focusing on the relationship between human information processing and the learning environment. Science instructors are encouraged to support student initiative and active learning.

This article argues that future teachers are not being prepared for the increasing diversity of students.

This article describes who the principals are demographically and statistically. Most principals were formerly teachers.

This article explores the benefits and problems of site-based or school-based management.

This article examines the affect of school buildings on student achievement.

Value-added testing is praised as a vehicle which takes variables such as socioeconomic conditions into account in measuring student achievement. Most educators overlook socioeconomic conditions when relying on results-only approaches to measure school achievement.

Issues related to the divide between lower-income and higher-income students, regarding access to and training on computers, are examined. Topics include a comparison of wealthy and poor school districts, Caucasian and African American students, and possible solutions to correcting the digital divide.

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