Presents a conceptual framework intended to indicate the need to consider curriculum implementation, staff development, and evaluation as integrally linked in the curriculum change process and to reinforce the idea of involving teachers meaningfully. (RS)

Reviews arguments and experiences with school choice. Raises some strong cautions about the implementation of choice programs, questioning whether enhanced parental choice would cure the ills of the public school system. (SR)

Although reports calling for middle level schooling reform first appeared in the mid-1970s, change has been slow to come. In Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century (1989), the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development outlined eight essential elements of middle level education. Drawing from the Carnegie Council's…

Proposes that there are four middle school concepts that hold promise for being effective in high schools: advisor-advisee programs, exploratory programs, interdisciplinary teams, and efforts to promote a positive school climate. Lists, for each concept, implementation tasks, the characteristics of effective high school efforts, and recommended…