Addresses the problem of covering the entire spectrum of U.S. history within a one-year course. Suggests a combined U.S. government and U.S. history course held as a double period class in order to prepare students for the Advanced Placement U.S. History examination. Presents a syllabus which covers both courses simultaneously. (LS)

Hauppauge High School has a number of alternatives to educate and motivate seniors. Among these are minicourses in business, industrial arts, and home economics; elective courses; half-day enrollment at the area vocational and technical school; after-school driver education; early graduation programs; work-study programs; and independent study and…

In March 1990, the Washington State Legislature adopted the Learning by Choice Law, a law relating to student enrollment options. The law consists of three major components: Family Choice; Running Start; and Seventh and Eighth Grade Choice. The Family Choice law allows parents to select which public school(s) their children will attend, within…

The purposes of this study were to determine the level of achievement of United States advanced science students in an international context and to identify school factors affecting the science achievement of the students. The Second International Science Study (SISS) Advanced Science Achievement Tests included international common items which…