This article focuses on how the Success for All Foundation (SFAF)--the nonprofit intermediary organization that promotes Success for All--works with educators in schools to increase capacity for learning and instruction. Success for All is a comprehensive school reform model that primarily centers on early literacy intervention. Building on…

The authors provide a model for an interinstitutional teacher training program, setting forth basic assumptions and consortium structure. (MJB)

One of several articles on educational philanthropist George Peabody focuses on his contribution to the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin, British explorer. Peabody's financial contribution made Elisha Kent Kane's Arctic expedition possible and supported the United States in joining other nations to further scientific development and…

Reports on a case study of a rural school district in the U.S. northwest that coped with declining school population and loss of revenues because of closure of mining operations during the 1980s. The report analyzes the problem-solving and decision-making activities which encouraged grass-roots leadership and community cooperation. (SM)

"Home-grown" but university-assisted talent should design and execute inservice programs. (Author)

The project develops a systems approach to early educational intervention for pre-school-age hearing-impaired children. The cooperative, consultative, coordinating nature of the three agencies (University of Minnesota, Minnesota State Education Department, Minneapolis Public Schools) has been built into in-service training efforts and laboratory…

This article summarizes the views on action research, expressed in this issue, with regard to differing purposes and uses, apparent trends, and possible contributions to educational reform efforts. (IAH)

Presents examples of sophisticated Professional Development School (PDS) partnerships, reporting generalizations gleaned from a recent comprehensive survey of literature on partnerships. After discussing conditions necessary to create and sustain successful partnerships, the paper addresses advantages of strong partnerships for PDSs and reports…

Practice-based research projects that expose some of the inherent tensions in action research are described. Two projects focused on curriculum implementation, and one investigated the nature of and influences on school-based curriculum decision-making. (IAH)

Examines how one college of education collaboratively restructured an educational administration program found inadequate by both internal and external review committees. Discusses collaboration between school administrators, community members, and the college of education, describing conditions leading to the call for restructuring and processes…

Introduces a theme issue that describes a range of ways in which universities and schools and colleges of education can provide leadership for collaborative ventures involving the wider community. The 10 collaborative undertakings described include working with: community agencies, other schools or colleges within or external to the institution,…

Research regarding parent involvement in their child's education is summarized. Parent involvement practices that may be developed when home and school computers are added as resources are discussed. (MT)

Describes the 5-year-old Professional Development School (PDS) relationship between the Mary Munford Model School near Richmond, Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University. The PDS focuses on goals of the Holmes Partnership. This paper looks at the stories of a classroom teacher and a university educator involved in the PDS. (SM)

Describes how development cooperation can help achieve developmental education goals, noting the impact of education on cultural, social, and material prosperity in later life, and discussing how quality education is the gateway to participation in society and better wages. The article examines challenges to quality education in developing…

This paper focuses on behavior contracts at school which attempt to promote a home school cooperative effort. The contract is drawn up at school, and classroom teachers award points for appropriate school behaviors; parents in turn reward the student if the report is good. (DS)