Research has shown that involvement in campus activities leads to student development and learning. Student development and learning enhances leadership skills and abilities. Leadership skills for young people may be essential in order for them to feel like contributing members of society. Further, student leadership programs assist in shaping a…

This publication describes three years of a major venereal disease education effort in California resulting from mutual cooperation of the State Departments of Education and Health, county school and health officials, and local school districts and community agencies. It represents the views of numerous leaders in the field of VD education and…

Examines the implementation and curriculum of the Santa Clara County Head Start Transition Project, a program designed to help preschoolers adjust to the public school environment. Discusses key lessons learned from the project and specific ideas and activities that can be used by Head Start programs to smooth the transition from preschool to…

This article contains a description of the Dual Proficiency (DP) program in an urban elementary school located in the heart of a large south-western city, as well as the teachers who designed and now implement DP, and the immigrant community participating by choice in DP. We write from a context where, ironically, the number of English language…