Offering some relief from a raft of reports about declining education attainment and increasing college costs, Anya Kamenetz celebrates Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) for boosting higher education productivity, access, and affordability ("Change," September/October 2011). According to Kamenetz, PLA is transforming higher education by leveraging…

This policy brief discusses how the implementation of high quality preschool required by the expansion initiative can set the stage for a more expansive view of the first stage of children's education: the development of a preschool-through third-grade (PK3) system. By adopting a broader view of early childhood education as a period extending from…

The education of linguistically diverse students can be improved by collaboration between teachers of English as a Second Language and content-area teachers in curriculum and instruction, creation and implementation of resources, and training and consultation. (SK)

There are several ways practitioners and theorists can collaborate to find unity of expression for the purpose of beneficial educational change or "transformation." These include dealing with educational issues common to both; presenting a more defined, organized front to the public; and providing a regular forum for discussions and debates about…

In Switzerland, the mandatory school period for six- to 15-year-olds is almost wholly the responsibility of the cantons and the municipalities. Coordination between the cantons to ensure some harmonization in mathematics instruction during this mandatory period is described. (RM)

Pertinent questions are asked on the subject of college and school cooperation in the training of teachers. (JD)

Similarities and differences between least restrictive environment (LRE) and collaboration are considered. It is suggested that both LRE and collaboration are essential to achieving appropriate education for students with disabilities, but the potential of LRE and collaboration has not yet been fully realized. (SW)

Discussion of systems design in education focuses on relationships with other systems dimensions of the design framework. Relationship options that imply different patterns of instruction are described, including information exchange, cooperation, coordination, and integration, all focused on a community-based system of learning and human…

This occasional paper provides a comprehensive review of literature pertaining to one of the major activities of the Center for Educational Renewal: the establishment of school-university partnerships for mutual improvement and the creation of a national network for purposes of supporting and communicating among the partnerships. After a brief…

With the traditional college market declining, new clienteles uncertain, old pricing and funding mechanisms upset, new rules and new demands for accountability; statewide coordination has emerged. It is suggested that the most beneficent form of it is the independent board, which represents a "challenge with promise." (Author/LBH)

Technical-vocational education increasingly carries the burden of providing the needed labor force for the attainment of an industrialized economy. More collaboration is necessary to implement the best possible programs, strengthen intellectual and development, and promote their relevance to national development. (Author/JOW)

This paper examines potential roles vocational education could play to assist the military in meeting its training responsibilities within the context of three major military and training issues: survival of the All Volunteer Force, use of the Total Force Management concept, and demands of high technology. Discussion is divided into three…

Elaborates on the feelings of those frustrated by the shortcomings in curriculum design. Offers recommendations for making the process more effective. (FL)

Federal funds for youth employment programs have increased for two decades, yet program effectiveness could improve if greater coordination between job training agencies and educational institutions were achieved. Initial coordination efforts gave educational agencies a major role in governing and operating the vocational education services needed…

University autonomy is a concept widely discussed and often misunderstood. In the Latin American context, university autonomy has been regarded as something inherent to the nature of the universities. As long as universities exist, the phenomenon of university autonomy will be present . University autonomy should be examined in the light of such…