Describes the evolution of the physical education program at Herricks Senior High School, New Hyde Park, New York. (DS)

Describes and assesses the success of New York City's Hillcrest High School, an educational alternative offering a variety of courses and services. (DS)

This article describes the variety of activities (such as scuba diving, skiing, and shooting) available through the Dublin, Ohio, High School physical education program. (DS)

The Flexible Campus Program, the author believes, has given Boston's schools system-wide innovation by offering real curriculum alternatives and meaningful, supervised, career and future-oriented'' learning opportunities that draw on community resources. (Editor)

The author describes the writing skills lab program in her junior high school. (DS)

The author advocates improvement of physical education programs through emphasizing endurance fitness and through changing student attitudes toward physical fitness. (DS)

This article describes the merits of career education and of an alternative, two-year program open to high school seniors and intended to develop students' career planning abilities. (DS)

Article gives details of the five priorities of the National Institute of Education. (GB)

The article describes the benefits of the "Person-to-Person" career education program designed to help students, through contact with the community, make informed career choices. (DS)

Cooperation with industry can bring about good programs for out-of-school experiences when it meets the needs of the students. (GB)

Title IX requires that the practice of segregating physical education classes on the basis of sex must cease. This article offers suggestions on how to ease the transition to sex-integrated physical education programs. (Author/DS)

The authors review the background of competency-based education (CBE), discuss its merits and drawbacks, and cite recommendations from the National Association of Secondary School Principals. (DS)

The Conflict Management Student Leadership Program, which emphasizes student involvement in preventing problems such as school vandalism and violence, is described here. (DS)