Describes British Columbia's government-mandated Career and Personal Planning (CAPP) curriculum in its major implementation stage at two schools during the 1996-97 school year. Suggests that the differing approaches to implementing the CAPP curriculum at the two schools demonstrates how schools can use existing approaches and value systems to…

Describes the Student Endowment Investment Fund (SEIF), a project to give high school students at Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin practical money-management opportunities and to help stimulate their interest in learning about other financial skills. Notes that the objective of the fund is to provide an educational investment…

Describes the success of an Indiana school district in implementing a major technology initiative. Presents 12 strategies for implementing such an initiative, usable as a framework for schools about to invest in technology (or for those with stalled or dysfunctional programs) and applicable to programs of varying size and scope. (SR)

Explains that the primary objectives of the South Carolina/Spain Visiting Teachers Program were to: meet the greater demand for Spanish teachers; provide qualified native speakers; provide students with a linguistically and culturally rich education; and actively participate in cross-cultural activities. Explains characteristics of the South…

Discusses the effects of a sustained silent reading (SSR) program on school administrators, teachers, librarians, and the students. Offers suggestions on setting up an SSR program. (SRT)