This biweekly newsletter contains news and information about school improvement in the United States, designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights a letter sent by Secretary of Education Rod Paige to the nation's superintendents reminding them that the arts are core academic subjects under the No Child Left Behind Act and…

The purpose of this bulletin and of the forthcoming "Part II: Studies and Students" is to provide current basic information on the Polish system of higher education. The material is intended primarily for scholars in the comparative education field, university officials, students involved in academic exchanges, and specialists on Eastern…