A program based on the business world's system of contracting between employer and employee, in effect, the production of a particular product for a specific wage as stated in a written contract, was utilized in a six week independent study assignment. Students had the opportunity to choose the subject and received credit for it. (Author/RK)

Describes the reasoning behind and services provided at the Thomas J. Pappas regional education center in Phoenix, Arizona, a magnet school for homeless students from all over the Phoenix area. Notes that the center provides some stability and extensive support to students. (SR)

Proposes that the development of the next generation of teachers begin in special charter schools (grades 9-12) devoted to careers in teaching. Argues that the charter school is an ideal place to institute unique educational reform and prepare better-qualified teachers with a sense of social responsibility. Outlines objectives, basic design…

As part of its Secondary Schools Project, the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Schools established an Office of Program Planning and Grant Writing to direct a grant writing team of teachers, administrators, community members, and university personnel. This article describes the development of the Grant Writing Office and its success in soliciting funds.…

Concord High, in New York City, provides an intensive education program in which one subject (English, science, mathematics, or foreign language) is studied in depth each quarter. With a heterogeneous student population, the school offers a variety of learning methods and close student faculty relationships. (SJL)

Describes how Old Dominion University and the Chesapeake, Virginia, school system have cooperatively revived the "Chatauqua" model as a way of providing on-site inservice teacher education. (SJL)