Satellite courses enable New Jersey high school students and teachers in urban and small districts to take advanced-level courses that otherwise would not be available. The Satellite Educational Resources Consortium offers 35 inservice programs for teachers. (SI)

The booklet summarizes recommendations of the New Jersey Education Study Commission regarding program options, the role and functions of the child study team in the local setting, teacher training, and special education funding. Recommendations for program options focus on a categorical system based on educational needs: (1) general education…

Using game theory as a model, suggestions are made to improve tenured public school teachers' individualized professional improvement plans. Seven basic concepts are discussed: (1) the game concept, a situation which involves decision making by the participants; (2) strategy--a plan for behavior under varied circumstances; (3) payoff--the value of…

A report recently released by the Center on Education Policy reveals that the four-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has indeed served to shine a light on the importance of professional development for K-12 educators. Beyond that basic fact, though, any real broad-based impact on the training of educators remains inconclusive. While the…