The three two-page briefs in this packet focus on ways that teachers and administrators can improve student achievement through emphasizing higher-level skills and improving learning conditions and school climate. "How Can We Use Effective Teaching Methods to Boost Student Achievement?" suggests enhancing students' questioning skills and expecting and boosting their high performance through teaching methods that include integrated curriculum, cooperation between teachers and students, cooperative learning in student groups, and real-life assessment. "How Can We Enhance Conditions for Learning?" recommends methods to improve the classroom environment, classroom organization, instructional materials and equipment, and language so that both male and female students feel comfortable and safe. "What Can We Do to Enhance School Climate?" provides concise actions to make school a more positive place for all students through raising and changing teacher expectations, encouraging more respectful student-teacher interaction, and improving classroom management and discipline. Each of the briefs lists resource organizations for further information. (KC)