The Civil War ended in 1865. From 2011-2015, Civil War sesquicentennial events took place around the nation. The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium used the opportunity to feature two exhibits on the critical role that the river played during the Civil War. Both exhibits highlighted contributions to the war effort by the surrounding…

Describes a seminar in which journalism students from five high schools conducted a telephone interview with author/journalist Jessica Mitford, attended media workshops conducted by professionals and university professors, and wrote news reports of the event for a competition in which the best three stories were published in area newspapers. (GT)

Noting the dim employment prospects for youth and the economic plight of young American families, a recent Grant Foundation report calls for more experience-based schooling. Also recommended is better funding for existing Head Start, Chapter 1, and federal job training programs and for new legislation--the Fair Chance/Youth Opportunities Act. (MLH)

Schools are currently being asked to collaborate and compete with each other. Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act and the Technical and Vocational Initiative (TVEI) seem to promote conflicting school development models. This paper explores these policies' background and investigates how one TVEI cluster is responding to this challenge. Conclusions…

Designed to provide online resources for upper secondary students studying for the Higher School certificate (HSC), the NSW HSC Online Project aims to make quality resources easily accessible to rural and regional users in New South Wales (Australia). The project is a collaborative venture of Charles Sturt University and the New South Wales…

Describes the planning and activities of a two-day exchange program between urban and rural students. Includes 13 responses from a student developed poll administered before the exchange took place. (JN)

Introduces some possibilities for treating the condition of the misplaced and dislocated adolescent. Reviews the development of street academies as one attempt to address the problems of out-of-school youth. Concludes that systematic efforts are needed to serve an ignored population. (Author/WD)

A Tacoma, Washington, high school eases middle schoolers' transition to high school via the "Freshman Getaway," a 12-hour event in July that combines a traditional high school orientation with food, fun, entertainment, and some bonding and school-culture transmission. Each year, this event meets educators' goals by promoting respect for…

In order to offer students guidance about the rapidly increasing field of communications, Apollo High School developed a cooperative radio and television communication program to be added to the English curriculum. The objectives of the project were (1) to utilize the expertise of the staff and the resources of Apollo High School, the Daviess…

Describes the efforts of St. Paul's School in Concord (New Hampshire) to join with local agencies and public schools to provide students with practical experiences and advanced programs. For its 125th anniversary, St. Paul's sponsored a series of seminar discussions on school effectiveness that included a national group of scholars. (WD)

New York City's Dropout Prevention Program's success depended on more than the usual commitment of resources, shared ideals, and dedicated people. A flexible planning framework was needed to overcome collaborators' mutual mistrust, identify common ground, and gain the support of line staff and top leadership in schools and in community…

The SUPER Project is a collaborative research effort which has been in place for two years. This article presents case studies of this project and offers suggestions for extending it. Schools that have become the partners of research institutions are being encouraged to make research one of their institutionalized functions. (VM)

Cooperative education provides the opportunity for career development, financial aid, and work experience necessary for after graduation professional employment. This article describes the High School Awareness Program, which provides viable and effective linkages between secondary institutions with cooperative education programs. (Available from…

Describes the Minnesota Preparatory Schools, a secondary-level consortium formed by Cotter High School, Saint Mary's University, the Minnesota Academy of Mathematics and Science, De La Salle Language Institute, and the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts. Indicates that the consortium provides students with flexible schedules geared toward their…

An exchange program is described in which two groups of high school science students, one from Long Island, New York, and one from upstate New York, visited each other's school districts for three days to broaden their experiences with different physical and geological surroundings. The inland group of students was exposed to marine geology and…