Describes what when wrong in Ontario College of Art's attempt to become a visual university. (PG)

All of the resources of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are being used in the remarkable new Minnesota Metropolitan State College. (Editor)

The Alternative Schools movement has succeeded in implementing many changes sought by social studies educators and are characterized by: (1) Decision Making, (2) Community Based Learning Experiences, (3) Social Activism, (4) Personal Growth, (5) Inter-Cultural Learning. (JB)

Describes a new 4-part grading program being used by a Pennsylvania school district, which provides parents with valuable information about their chilren's school progress. (Author)

Author contrasts her own experience in Catholic schools with the progressive Fitton School in Boston, and compares the old-style lay teacher" with the new breed of militants, personified by the head of the Catholic Teachers Federation. (SP)

A successful educational experience for the nontraditional student can be provided if a system of accountability is developed from within the institution. (Ed./HS)

Is career education the best way to achieve educational reform? (Editor)

Describes a college in New York that offers a 1-year program of higher education in evening classes for disadvantaged students. (HS)

Describes a Family Medicine Program which teaches students how to evaluate patient care. (Author)

Describes the business communications program at the University of Houston. Emphasis is given to the teaching facilities and to student needs. (JS)

Describes the potential of the middle school as a novel program that constitutes a major alternative within, rather than outside, the school system. (Author)