Describes the cluster program in District 11, New York City, which brings parent and school staff representatives together. Lists the cluster groups' focuses, reviews several innovations suggested by the groups (including an interschool visitation program), and compares the clusters to Japanese "quality circles." (RW)

Students in colleges of education are usually not properly trained in ways to teach cooperation. More group assignments should be employed, as well as grading policies that encourage student interaction and help develop interpersonal skills. (Author/RW)

Describes a cooperative program between the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, and the Houston (Texas) Independent School District to give additional training to substitute teachers. The program emphasizes specific, practical skills such as disciplinary techniques, communications skills, and lesson planning. (WD)

Describes the formal partnership between the Ann Arbor (Michigan) School District and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, for the planning and implementation of an inservice training program that has evolved into a model for flexible staff development. (Author/WD)

Management and teacher leaders in Livermore (California) have turned to integrative bargaining as a means of resolving conflict and negotiating contracts. Integrative bargaining reduces the adversarial relations characteristic of the industrial relations model of collective bargaining. (WD)

Describes a cooperative program between North Texas State University and the Dallas Independent School District that uses a clinical approach to train student teachers for employment in inner-city schools. Provides some data comparing the program and its graduates with standard programs and their graduates. (IRT)

In the fourth Phi Delta Kappan teacher opinion poll, teachers evaluate both their own schools and colleagues highly, feel that on-campus student misbehavior has declined slightly since 1989, favor cutting administrators to save money, give parents Cs and Ds on child-rearing, think part-time student employment hurts academic performance, and…

When literacy is promoted as the solution to all economic, social, and educational ills, illiteracy becomes the "disease" causing these problems. Literacy cannot guarantee employment or personal success, but is powerful enough to transform the world. Children need to see powerful uses of literacy in the school environment. Includes 18 references.…

Mexico and the United States have reached a number of agreements designed to improve the literacy and education of Mexican immigrants in the United States. Programs offered by the Mexican government are continuing to expand because of scarce funding for education in the United States. The Program for Mexican Communities Abroad supplies Mexican…

At New York City's progressive Bank Street School for Children, teaching is directed to the whole child's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. The school's reading program focuses on a language-experience approach based on student choice. This article shows how collaboration between teachers and librarians has strengthened the…

This principal developed a collaborative teacher evaluation process that is based on an evaluation procedure with clearly defined school goals and performance objectives. (MD)

Summarizes, from a teacher's viewpoint, the benefits of cooperative learning, including increased achievement and improvement of students' attitudes toward school, learning, and each other. Outlines five simple steps for teaching cooperation skills, describes two successful group activities, and shares student reactions to these exercises.…

Proponents of new theories should not attempt to demolish one another's theories. Instead, they should try to bring about a blend of ideas that would be productive for both science and society. (JBM)

The Oregon State University/Western Oregon State College School of Education has introduced a "warranty" for its graduates' performance. Concurrent improvements in the existing program include more rigorous admission screening and student evaluation, expanded field experiences and academic requirements, and partnerships with other…

Describes transferable features of a graduate internship offered by the College of Education at the University of North Carolina to train students for the role of principal in nontraditional elementary schools. (Author/WD)