Describes a summer course for educators during which the attempt was made to break through such barriers as educational jargon and habitual responses, to open up a genuine dialogue about real problems. (JS)

Author argues that it is time to re-examine our archaic, long out-moded three-month school vacation system. (Author/MB)

Stanford University and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will cooperate in an 11-week project in engineering systems design. (Author/RH)

Travel abroad sponsored by Western Illinois University and the NEA's Travel Division enables teachers to broaden their social science knowledge and enjoy independent travel in Europe. (AF)

Data showed that students who attended summer orientation had higher rate of adjustment and took their personal problems to individuals rather than to counseling center. (Author/CJ)

With increasing summer enrollments, college placement services should consider expanded activities to provide adequate assistance to summer graduates. (Author)

New York State provides 100 percent financial assistance to schools for approved innovative activities and demonstration projects conducted during the summer months. Reported are results of projects funded in supervision of work-experience programs, instruction of disadvantaged and handicapped students, advisement of youth organizations, and…

Describes educational and noneducational activities at National Computer Camps, including typical costs, daily schedules, and computer curriculum. The curriculum (with elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels) concentrates on using personal computers to teach children to teach themselves. (Author/JN)

The author describes her experiences at a five-week summer institute designed to train 25 selected teachers to disseminate the University of Oregon Writing Project, an offshoot of the California Bay Area Writing Project. (SJL)