Describes how laboratory schools can act as a link between schools of education and their elementary preservice teachers, focusing on the use of portfolios in the campus laboratory school. The paper recommends introducing elementary preservice teachers gradually to the portfolio approach, noting that teachers and classroom students can reap a…

Discusses issues related to laboratory schools, including: laboratory schools and school reform; unique characteristics; the university setting; research capability; grade structure; professional staff; autonomy; history and tradition; parental support and involvement; and strengths of laboratory schools. The paper asserts that laboratory schools…

Investigated the effect of an individualized literacy program on the reading achievement of elementary students who were reading below grade level. The daily program was delivered by preservice elementary educators who were trained to tutor the students and promote social interaction. Pre- and posttest data indicated that all students benefitted…

Evaluation of the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) city-state partnership examined: whether BCPSS improved student achievement and system management, whether improvements related to new state-mandated governance structures, and whether levels and use of funds were sufficient. Highlights data collection and methodology, student test…

Summarizes what has been learned about the impact of the City-State Partnership in the Baltimore City Public School System, focusing on whether or not there have been improvements in student achievement and in management of the system, whether the improvement is the result of new governance structures established by Maryland State Senate Bill 795,…

Describes a distance learning project that enables talented high school students in geographically isolated and underdeveloped areas to participate in an introductory university course without leaving their high schools. Discusses the rationale behind the project and a model in which university faculty work together with high schools to achieve…

Describes the Carnegie Middle School (CMS), a North Carolina public charter school that uses the community as the classroom. Examines the school's emphasis on parental support and partnerships with neighborhood business and service organizations, as well as its unique features of accessibility, problem solving, teamwork, goal setting, and life…

The Indigenous Education and Training Alliance (IETA) is a staff college of Education Queensland (Australia), which brokers and delivers teacher professional development around state policies on Indigenous education. IETA's work to support policy on literacy education and English language learning for Indigenous students focuses on development of…

Attempts to make sense of the complexity of mathematics teaching and its development at secondary school level. Conducts a partnership between teachers and researchers in U.K. schools and analyzes interactions between the teacher and students at whole class and small group level. Uses the teaching triad as an analytical device and reflective agent…

Describes the partnership between city government, higher education, and the business community in developing the Birmingham (Alabama) Early Learning Center, a child care program for infants and young children. Outlines the missions of the Early Learning Center, including offering high-quality care, providing a teacher education facility,…

Describes the Community Reading Month (CRM) initiative in Iowa City, Iowa; its goals are to promote the value of reading and to build a sense of community. Topics include the development of CRM, increased reading scores of Iowa City's elementary school students, activities for people of all ages, and planning and evaluation. (AEF)

Collaborating with an Internet provider and a school-to-work program at the State University of New York at Albany, the Center for Urban Youth and Technology developed a design model for introducing inner-city teachers and students to hypermedia. Their CyberHood Cooperative Learning Project teaches HTML, and the CyberHood Construction Program…

Reports a study that investigated how partnership efforts between two universities and school districts affected the professional development of supervising teachers. Surveys and focus groups with supervising teachers indicated that there were reciprocal benefits for both student teachers and supervising teachers. (SM)

Explores the intent, scope, and nature of emerging networks in (British) education and examines their implications for local governance, drawing on a case study of post-16 education and a public-service management study. Recent legislative change has engendered a movement away from control by single hierarchical organizations (local authorities)…

Describes the Environmental Issues project at Pennsylvania's Gannon University, designed to provide students at inner-city elementary schools with exposure to environmental issues and to foster their appreciation of nature. Indicates that students learn about local vegetation, water, and animals at a day-long mini-seminar at Camp Galindo, outside…