An open letter by the chairman of the Elementary Section, National Council of Teachers of English, urging greater involvement in affairs of the Council and more readers of Elementary English". (RD)

Describes a program organizing curriculum in modules to train skilled workers in the United Kingdom. (BH)

Investigation of independent study programs, the current status of student self-direction and the forces opposing further development. (Editor/IR)

Social changes such as growing numbers of young people, increasing technology, rising demand for research on social problems, and new aspirations of youth call for rapid, but rational response from the entire campus community. (NS)

States that funds under Title III, which were earmarked for innovative projects at the local level, have been used to finance non-innovative programs; power under Title III originally rested in the federal government; now it has been transferred to state departments of education, which are likely to use funds for all types of programs. (BR)

Experimenting with curriculum shifts, expanded computer roles, new plans for student involvement, and specialized guidance programs, individual schools are turning up some thoughtful and effective solutions for old classroom problems. (Ed./KJ)

Multiunit school, designed to adjust curriculum and teacher to the child, provides innovation in school management practices. (KJ)

In terms of numbers and public acceptance, the community college is well accepted as an innovative form of higher education. Lack of established tradition has made possible the exploration of new theories about the learning process. (MLF)

Contains tabulated results of a study on the similarities and points of divergency of seven contemporary programs in industrial education. Interpretations of the findings are summarized as: (1) identifiable curriculum elements, (2) general agreement between leaders about the programs, and (3) general agreement among programs. (GR)