The major recommendation was the formulation of an American and Pennsylvania studies program in a 9th- and 10th-grade sequence. The rationale for abandoning the traditional two-year program offered in the 8th and 11th grades or the U.S. history survey course is presented. Recommendations regarding elementary grades are also discussed. (RM)

Investigation of the relationship between functional grade placements (grades one through six) derived from a full scale informal reading inventory (Standard Reading Inventory) and grade placements derived from the word list subtest alone revealed a significant correlation. (JC)

In the fall of 1996, the State Board of Education adopted Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities. Over the years, the aim has been to make the standards more useful as guides to curriculum development. In 2000, the standards were formally revised and again adopted by the State Board. In 2004, another chapter in the standards,…

For the past decade in Connecticut, public school students have been tested in the fall of grades 4, 6, and 8, and results have been attributed to the school in which students are tested. Some Connecticut elementary schools end at grade 5 (Type I) and some continue to grade 6 or 8 (Type II). Grade 6 results are reported for Type II schools but not…

Differences between two leadership groups appears to be related to organization'' rather than to instruction.'' (DS)

Author proposes more freedom in all grades for pupils to exercise innate curiosity, make mistakes, help each other and experiment without constant evaluation. Teachers would become facilitators of self directed learning", participating (and making errors), suggesting ideas to put to practice and clarifying rather than judging from on high. (PD)

Results confirm previous findings that the ability to integrate auditory-visual stimuli is significantly related to reading achievement. (AG)

Author says graded classrooms and graded textbooks based on them are the key stumbling blocks to progress in our whole educational system. (Author/JB)

Topics addressed include the major characteristics of exemplary programs, the number of industrial arts programs in public secondary schools, and the predominant grade levels at which representative industrial arts courses are offered and required. The amount of career information teachers provide to industrial arts students is also discussed.…

An English elementary-level administrator discusses what his county system does in the way of teaching basic skills, implementing accountability, teaching the gifted, organizing grades, and providing for staff development in in-service programs for teachers. (IRT)

This study examined the relationship of writing achievement and attitude toward writing and the relationship of grade level and gender to attitude toward writing among elementary students. Analysis of students' writing competence and attitudes toward writing indicated that grade level, gender, and attitude were good predictors of writing…