Attempts to fill research gap on testing by obtaining comparisons of deviation scores, at grade levels four, seven, and ten, from the California Test of Mental Maturity, Henmon-Nelson Tests, and Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence tests. Results tabulated. (CJ)

A study examined the sociometric relationships in two schools with different structural organization, especially on a diffuseness-centrality dimension. The graded school had diffuseness at all levels, while the nongraded school had greater diffuseness at the lower than upper level. (MSE)

Reviews recent trends in grade organization and factors to consider in examining changes at the district level. Cites the lack of empirical evidence supporting any one form of grade organization as a reason for the range of patterns found in American school districts. Offers guidelines for accomplishing grade organization change. (Author/WD)

The author asserts that, in both the junior high school movement and the more recent middle school movement, the ninth grade was considered expendable. He suggests that it is time to resolve the bothersome questions as to whether the ninth grade belongs in the junior or senior high school. (SJL)

Describes a house, multi-grade-level organization in which six or more educational specialists form a team whose primary concern is fulfilling the scholastic needs of the approximately 120 individual students for whom they share responsibility. (For availability, see EA 507 405.) (Author/IRT)

The Vocational Preference Inventory was completed by 567 Indiana 8th graders and 419 11th graders (508 female, 478 male; 592 rural, 394 urban). Career interest scores were not uniformly lower for 11th graders, showing that career interests do not narrow considerably. Rural students had higher realistic interests; those of rural boys were more…

After secondary students completed the Gregorc Style Delineator, researchers analyzed differences in academic achievement related to cognitive style, gender, grade, and age. Patterns of cognitive styles differed from those identified by earlier research. Concrete-sequential students had the highest grade point averages. Females outperformed males.…

This supplement/newsletter contains booktalks, news, and other information of interest to librarians, teachers, and readers. Highlights include differences in successful booktalks for adults and for teenagers; booktalking during February as Black History Month; and reviews that focus on poetry and picture books for elementary students through…

This award list, arranged by state, includes titles of children's and young adult books chosen by children to receive awards over the past year. The listings include the name of the award, the age or grade level involved, and the most recent bibliographic information. (LRW)

Compares high-school dropout rates for boys versus girls in 45 schools with grade spans of 7-12, 9-12, or 10-12. For all three grade spans, boys had higher dropout rates than girls. Highest rates were in the 10-12 grade span; the lowest were in 7-12 districts. (Contains 13 references.) (MLH)

This meta-analysis reviewed the literature on socioeconomic status (SES) and academic achievement in journal articles published between 1990 and 2000. The sample included 101,157 students, 6,871 schools, and 128 school districts gathered from 74 independent samples. The results showed a medium to strong SES-achievement relation. This relation,…

The purpose of this fact sheet is to explore the secondary school experiences of students with mental retardation. Topics include the instructional practices in general, vocational, and nonvocational special education classrooms; the participation of students in various classroom settings; accommodations and support services provided to students;…

This paper offers facts and figures on Utah's education status for the school year 2010-2011. This paper contains the following: (1) Core CRT Language Arts Testing, 2010; (2) Core CRT Mathematics Testing, 2010; (3) 2010 Public Education General Fund--Funding by Source and Expenditures by Function; (4) 2009-10 Public School Enrollment Demographics;…

This paper offers facts and figures on Utah's education status for the school year 2011-2012. This paper contains the following: (1) Core CRT Language Arts Testing, 2011; (2) Core CRT Mathematics Testing, 2011; (3) 2011 Public Education General Fund--Funding by Source and Expenditures by Function; (4) 2010-11 Public School Enrollment Demographics;…

Demographic prediction of juvenile delinquency has been hampered by the heterogeniety of youth samples. In an attempt to correct for sampling bias in predicting juvenile delinquency, 1,689 male and female youths(aged 12 to 19, drawn from a 6 percent systematic, census tract, random sample of Pennsylvania school youths) completed the Youth Needs…