New Mexico's unique demographics and rich intellectual assets, including two of the three largest national engineering and science research laboratories in the country (Sandia and Los Alamos), provide an excellent national setting for educational transformation. With approximately 320,000 K-12 students, New Mexico's demographics are distinctive:…

This paper provides information about Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) and Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT). The purpose of the exams is to: (1) Ensure that students qualifying for a diploma have mastered essential core academic content and skills. All students seeking a Georgia high school diploma must pass the GHSGT in four…

This paper provides a starting point for the systematic design of instruction to integrate environmental education content curricula-wide. In order to facilitate the integration of environmental education into technology programs in particular, the paper addresses each of the following associated issues: (1) lack of agreement as to the relative…

Much existing historiography is either based too exclusively on the evidence of old textbooks or concerned too narrowly with theory or the epistemological assumptions underlying theory. Those who study the history of composition in this century need both to consult such new sources of information as course materials, student papers, and oral…

The issues of how to build, sustain, and evaluate a communication program are similar across a wide range of institutions. Each aspect of a program must interrogate culture, question power, and study the politics of the media. Issues which should be considered are the extent to which a communication program should be either: (1)…

The intent of this article is to propose practical curricular options which are capable of being implemented and incorporated into the existing school organization and schedule. In this way more opportunities are provided for encouraging and allowing students to pursue individual differences. (Author)

The TES investigates the power and influence of the examining boards, and looks at possible changes in the system. (Editor)

The author, a teacher working for constructive change in education, stated "that teacher education offers no support systems for the persons in its programs". She offered some very practical remedies. (Editor/RK)

This article presents in concrete detail a complete description of the ideal full journalism curriculum. It starts with a competent instructor, says this writer, who was named Journalism Teacher of the Year in 1972 by the Newspaper Fund, Inc. (Editor)

An example of how to design and implement a gaming strategy for aiding elementary students in future conflict situations is described. (KM)

The debate continues as to whether the school should be a transmitter of traditional knowledge in the various academic disciplines or be the center of relevance for students' personal concerns. These authors opt for relevance. (Editor)

This Newspaper in Education Development Plan begins with a set of evaluation forms intended to help determine the direction of the Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. The plan covers all major aspects of NIE administration, promotion, and curriculum design. The plan encompasses the following areas: (1) "Establishing NIE Priorities";…

To see literature as a sign and a symbol simply reasserts the view of the humanities as the embodiment of the highest aspirations of human nature. Human beings are sign givers and symbol makers as they look for the sacred meaning in their lives. Through a college humanities course, some of the symbols that artists employ in fiction, poetry, drama,…

This proficiency guide was designed to serve as a resource for local school corporations in developing, reviewing, and revising curriculum documents. It was assembled in response to an Indiana State Board of Education directive to produce a guide to aid school systems in establishing proficiencies in English language arts, mathematics, social…