Discusses the Fleischman Report on the condition of education in New York state, a report which makes several recommendations for improvement. (RB)

This paper discusses a new approach to quality education and accountability in personnel performance and pupil progress in reading which has been initiated in the Title I elementary schools of the District of Columbia. This concept, known as competitive partnership, is an instructional program in which major publishing companies compete with each…

Reading scores of 461 students with learning disabilities were followed across 5 years as the district implemented a state-mandated accountability plan and large scale testing program. Analyses indicate that the district's performance with students with learning disabilities improved in terms of mean reading score and percent proficient in reading…

Explains how one Houston (Texas) educator (Thaddeus Lott) has turned failing schools into laboratories for learning. It describes how Lott used a charter giving him freedom to train staff, develop a curriculum, and make hiring, firing, and promotion decisions at four schools to improve reading and math skills. Concluding comments address the…

The Comprehensive School Improvement Program (CSIP), which was mandated by New York State to address issues of school reform, was a disappointment both in the way the State conceived the program and in the way it was implemented. CSIP was designed to encourage cooperative planning among teachers, principals, parents, and other school staff to…