As far as students are concerned, the real tyrrany exercised by the university is in the classroom where grades may decide a student's fate. The grading system has, therefore, become a major target of radical students and faculty. Significant changes in the grading system will probably not be made until provisions are made for the maintenance of…

This guide to the use of International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) provides a summary of what ISCED is, what it has been designed to do, some of the things it has not been designed to do, and how it may be used. The system classifies courses, programs, and fields of education according to their educational content. The educational…

Essays on access to the State higher education systems of Nebraska and California and an extensive case study of the open admissions program at the City University of New York are presented. The document indicates the right to a free higher education of a student's choice, criticizes the institutions that allegedly provide open admissions, and…

Provides an overview of the five basic problems confronting the community college in delivering community services: financing, limits on growth, management, academic standards, and the role of community services faculty. (Author/NHM)

A defense of the use of standards with criterion-referenced testing is made in response to Glass's article (TM 504 031). (JKS)

As NCATE progresses toward streamlining and improving the accreditation process, use of the rating scales seems imperative in maximizing the effectiveness of visiting team reports, and for further quantitative investigation of standards. (JD)

The newest of the six regional accrediting associations is the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Describes its composition, the schools and colleges it serves, its styles of accreditation and whether accreditation is serving the public interest. (Author/RK)

Authors are officials at the Education Department of the National Union of Teachers and have been monitoring the policies of LEAs concerning testing and assessment in schools. Here is their report. (Editor/RK)

Contains a collection of quotations from the past 150 years of debate about mathematical education at the primary level. Based on these quotes from the literature, the author finds no evidence that academic standards in mathematics are falling. (Author/MA)

Intended to promote a more realistic basis for determining what standards first-year shorthand students should represent, this article discusses seven methods by which dictation rates may be easily "inflated." The author also offers four position statements to encourage a greater exchange of ideas and discussion among shorthand instructors…

Suggests that the continuing divergence between good English teaching and the demands of the examiners is helping to undermine public confidence in schools. (Editor)

The Urbana Conference on Competence in English met for six days in February 1977 to discuss competence in English. The Conference included 12 representatives of various professional associations, college and school teachers, members of state and national agencies, and dealt with general issues of competence as it affected the teaching and learning…

Time-shortened degrees have roots in the nineteenth century but today are correlated to the technologic mind emphasizing efficiency and expediency. Questions to be addressed include the whole concept of what constitutes academic credit. (Author/LBH)

Argues that the work of the Assessment of Performance Unit is being damaged by external political pressures, and that its attempt to monitor national standards with sensitivity is bound to fail. (Editor)

A Southern Regional Education Board report warns that if state leaders do not insist that two-year college students meet publicly recognized performance standards, public confidence in the institutions could decline. (MSE)