Excellence in education might best be achieved if a wide variety of educational options were made available to satisfy the broad diversity of student needs, if parents were allowed free choice among schools, and if parents, teachers, and principals worked together to make each school responsive to its unique constituency. (PGD)

Provides a physics explanation for a toy top driven by a magnet. Draws parallels to electric watches which use balance wheels with small permanent magnet mounts on them and having the coils mounted at one side. (JM)

The Secretary amends the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) regulations to reflect changes made to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). These regulations are effective March 3, 2004. [These final regulations were prepared by the Office of Innovation and…

This primary, exploratory study combines the limited literature on arts magnet schools with the writings of arts activists and the narratives of several arts magnet school administrators in an attempt to understand arts magnet schools better. The paper illuminates some of the strengths of arts magnet schools as well as some of the limitations and…

Short articles describe techniques useful for junior high school science classes, including a method of filling barometer tubes, a method of tracing magnetic fields without loss of iron filings, and a technique for efficient storage and retrieval of overhead projector transparencies. (AL)

Describes a novel instructional method for physics involving the use of a computer assisted instruction system equipped with cathode-ray-tube terminals, light pen, and keyboard input. Discusses exercises with regard to content, mediation, scoring and control. Several examples of exercises are given along with results from student evaluation. (LC)

Describes the programs, goals, and global approach of a magnet high school in Atlanta, GA. (EKN)

Presents case in favor of the teaching of foreign languages at all educational levels based on humanistic concerns. Calls for creation of language-centered liberal arts program to be installed in schools and colleges. (BK)

The public schools in Flint (Michigan) offer a good example of how magnet schools can help desegregate a school system effectively and voluntarily. (Author)

Foreign language study in elementary schools is making a comeback. Three models of innovative elementary language programs are presented. (Author/MLF)

Assessed the extent to which magnet schools improved the effectiveness of desegregation plans, examining 600 school districts nationwide from 1968-91. Adding magnet schools to voluntary plans did not produce any more interracial exposure than did voluntary plans without magnets. The greater the percentage of magnets in a voluntary desegregation…

Although the Montessori method has been known and practiced for almost a century in Europe and Asia, only recently has it gained recognition in American public schools. The key to the Montessori method's success is teachers specially trained to translate child development principles into classroom design, instructional strategies, and…