A Sioux Falls (South Dakota) project that supplied middle school teachers with Macintosh computers and training to use them showed gratifying results. Easy access to portable notebook computers made teachers more active computer users, increased teacher interaction and collaboration, enhanced teacher productivity regarding management tasks and…

Analysis of data gathered from surveys, interviews, and student records revealed three major differences between stayers and leavers enrolled in a middle-school thematic choice program in San Antonio, Texas. Stayers were more likely to have been involved in the decision-making process, had more friends in the program, and had higher scholastic…