After a decade of budget cutbacks for physical education, teachers have noticed a negative impact on their students' academic performance. And they're doing something about it. The author discusses how teachers and parents are launching programs to get kids on their feet and back into shape.

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

Article described a program in which children could involve themselves in activities of their choosing. (Author/RK)

Presented are brief descriptions of the winning entries in this magazine's contest for existing programs to serve as prototypes for wide-scale use in elementary schools of the 1980s. Top prizes went to computer literacy, energy education, and nutrition projects. Twenty runners-up are also described. Project addresses are included. (SJL)

The editors of "Classroom Computer News" prepared this compendium of news and tips for using computers in the classroom. Topics include computer literacy, the benefits of classroom computer use, programing individualized education programs (IEPs), selecting courseware, the basics of microprocessors and new products. (Editor/SJL)

Describes the Knox School for retarded children and discusses the role of special schools in the process of mainstreaming. (SB)

Described are 16 successful education projects in 11 states. Some are supported by local or state funds; others are approved by the National Diffusion Network, meaning that they have been statistically validated as effective and receive federal funds to train teachers in replicating the project at minimum cost. Addresses are available for further…

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teachers and parents use a kindergarten screening and academic readiness intervention program that nips potential learning problems in the bud. (Editor/SJL)

At a time when innovative programs of the sixties are quickly falling out of the picture, Reading Is FUNdamental, after ten years and five million free paperbacks, continues to expand and show results. (Editor)

In March 1974, "Instructor" interviewed Wilson Riles, California's Superintendent of Public Instruction. At that time, the state's ambitious Early Childhood Education program had not yet completed its first year. Now "Instructor" takes another look. What is the program? What has it accomplished? What are people saying about it?…

Here's a simple, effective, school-based nutrition program from Oakham Center Elementary School, plus activities, a play, a quiz, a worksheet, and a resource list. (Editor/SJL)

Teaching methods and suggestions for social studies instruction, for remedial mathematics instruction, and for stimulating students to read were discussed. (RK)

A monthly compilation of articles on how to teach the basic subjects. (RK)

A disabled reader and how he was helped: a case study. (Editor)

Describes a three-pronged program on teaching human relations in the classroom. (Author/RK)