The governor of South Carolina discusses the passage of the Education Improvement Act of 1984. It has affected the private industry sector and the development of a new confidence felt by the public. (MD)

A consortium leader discusses four dimensions of faculty temperament (extroversion/introversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving) that influence learning networks' success. Networks require strong commitment, a sense of shared purpose, a mixture of information sharing and psychological support, effective facilitation,…

The principal's most powerful tool is the ability to integrate the total response of the school toward improvement. A principal that understands this works toward staff synergy and finds a model for this in the concept of "curricular unity." Includes a table and list of references. (MD)

There is a natural link between clinical supervision and its current interest in effective teaching. Describes how the process affects practice in schools today. Lists Morris Cogan's eight phases of supervision and Madeline Hunter's seven steps in the development of an effective teaching lesson. Includes five references. (Author/MD)

Offers suggestions, procedures, and hints for new teachers to use as a help when first entering the classroom. Lists five critical factors in school success: aptitude, quality of instruction, ability to understand instructor, perseverance, and time allowed for learning. (MD)

The author comments on 25 statements in the "Nation at Risk" report. (DCS)

Lists the strengths and weaknesses of small schools and then makes recommendations for capitalizing on their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses. (JM)

Reviews the nine factors contributing to educational productivity, the effectiveness of instructional techniques (mastery learning ranks high and Skinnerian reinforcement has the largest overall effect), and the effects of psychological enviroments on learning. Includes references and a table. (MD)

Describes a day in the life of an exceptional principal, Dennis Litky of Thayer Junior-Senior High School in Winchester, New Hampshire. (MD)

The governor of Tennessee describes five major ruts educators can fall into that prevent the possibility for educational reform. He points out that a few common-sense goals and a willingness to try something new can improve anything, even education. (MD)

Lengthy inventories could be compiled of ways to continue one's education after completing high school. But post-secondary institutional diversity has not yet obviated the need for instruments of assessment and evaluation. (Editor)

We must assure all children equal access to an education that is good enough to meet individual needs and the collective demands of a growing economy in a democratic society. (Author/IRT)

School administrators make hundreds of decisions each year that affect their schools' academic and ethical quality. This article presents 12 practical dilemmas involving evaluation, discipline, and community relations to test secondary principals' character and reveal the ethical quality of their leadership. (MLH)

Four classic publications that offer guidance and inspiration to teachers are reviewed: (1) "Teacher in America," by Jacques Barzun; (2) "Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?" by John Gardner; (3) "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life," by Richard Hofstadter; and "To Profess with a Passion," a "Time" magazine article. (PGD)

Questions the current push to improve education through legislation of higher standards in education. In Virginia the school boards association distributes a handbook of policies and resolutions to state legislators and asks that schools delinquent in standards be placed in receivership rather than impose educational reforms from above that are…