April 29, 1998

Accountability In Texas, the Arrival of Spring Means the Focus Is on Testing

Texas' state exams are the heart of a comprehensive accountability system.

Student Well-Being The Lot of a Counselor: A Survey of the Field

The National Association for College Admission Counseling in Alexandria, Va., wanted to find out what school counselors' lives are like. So association officials last year asked a University of Georgia professor to conduct a "baseline" survey of school counselors. Education Week obtained a copy of the results, which have not yet been released in final form.

Student Well-Being Split Personality

The guidance counselors here at Capital High are among the lucky ones, and they know it.

College & Workforce Readiness Opinion What Should K-12 Expect From Higher Education?

As they look around them for partners in the very serious work of standards-based reform, many leaders in K-12 education don't even consider higher education. Why? Because they don't believe that higher education can be counted on as a serious partner.

Curriculum Opinion Music and Brainpower

Early this year, Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia asked the legislature to allocate $105,000 for classical-music cassettes and compact discs to be given to the mother of every newborn.