The latest draft of proposed common academic standards offers more-detailed expectations of what students should know and be able to do by the end of high school in math and language arts, but also notes that some decisions about curricula should be left to individual states and schools. The new version, released for public comment last week, is…

Gives an overview of accreditation in teacher education, a brief description of multicultural education today, some points clarifying the role of multicultural education in teacher education, and several areas of multicultural education/accreditation that need further study and research. (Author/RK)

Article discusses reforms for the preparation of teachers adopted by the Ohio State Board of Education which involved fundamental structural redesign of teacher education institutions. (Author/RK)

This article reports about the plan for reforming Beijing university's engagements and promotion system. The leadership of Beijing University conducted in-depth deliberations on the university's work of building up its faculty contingent in light of the aim of establishing a world-class university and the situation and tasks faced in the current…

The academic program development and planning process of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education are examined and contrasted with values and criteria of faculty and institutional leaders. The Indiana Commission is concerned about program structure with regard to student access, student choice, and institutional diversity. It has specific…