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Articles in April, 1984 issue of American Education

• Toward a learning society; the Secretary of Education discusses the breadth of the problem of adult functional illiteracy and his commitment to solve it
  by Terrel H. Bell
• Thinking, basic skills, and learning
  by Wendy G. Oxman
• Student perceptions of their teachers
  by Thomas Snyder
• New Jersey's urban initiative - revitalization of urban schools
  by Saul Cooperman
• Making teachers proud again; the nation's education, civic, and community leaders and parents of school-age children must make every effort to restore prestige to the teaching profession
  by Charles E. Smith
• Physicians for the twenty-first century. - book reviews
• Get the message? - audio-visual reviews
• An investigation of school desegregation and its effects on black student achievement
  by Thomas R. Ascik
• Education and society: a complex interaction
  by Roger W. Heyns
• A "notion" at risk: the greater crisis in American education
  by Jeffrey R. Holland
• Education finance in the states: 1984. - book reviews
• Using research to improve teacher education: the Nebraska consortium. - book reviews
• Study skills handbook: a guide for teachers. - book reviews
• Pennsylvania's rich harvest: partnerships for progress
  by Richard L. Thornburgh
• James Madison High: a school for winners; by instilling a sense of pride in students, teachers and parents, a principal restores a New York high school to its former glory
  by Norman Fisher
• Educating for liberty
  by Gary L. Bauer
• The way we teach our children math is a disgrace
  by John Saxon
• Technology and the handicapped; talking computers help blind students hear what they cannot see
  by John M. Williams
• University and industry - a productive relationship
  by Klaus L. Mai
• Trends in public elementary and secondary education expenditures - Statistic of the Month
  by Thomas D. Snyder
• The making of a teacher: a report on teacher education and certification. - book reviews
• Grants for elementary and secondary education. - book reviews
• Corporate careers for minorities
  by Agnes Ng
• Opening doors for gifted young musicians
  by John Benigno
• Turning around the Boston schools
  by Robert R. Spillane
• New emphasis on basic values; a thoughtful discussion of the fundamental principles young people need as they take on civic responsibility
  by Emlyn I. Griffith
• College responses to low-achieving students: a national study
  by John E. Roueche
• Teacher training and the improvement of public education
  by Douglas S. Medlin
• On a background for teachers; teachers, who exert a critical influence on all Americans, must be educated in the fullest sense venturing beyond the limits of their fields
  by Peter R. Pouncey
• Public elementary and secondary education in the U.S. 1981-82: a statistical compendium. - book reviews
• Grants for higher education. - book reviews
• Understanding underachievers
  by Flora Davis
• Academic courses taken by high school students
  by Thomas D. Snyder
• 1984 Presidential scholars
• Computer education: a catalog of projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, 1983. - book reviews
• Teaching mathematics and science: patterns of microcomputer use. - book reviews
• Student stress: effects and solutions. - book reviews
• Bringing the world of high technology into rural schools
  by W.C. Norris
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf: a profitable investment; while giving deaf students a competitive edge in the world of high technology, NTID gives the taxpayers a return on their investment of more than 440 percent
  by William E. Castle
• Continuing education and the American workforce - report of the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education
• High school graduates: past and projected
  by W. Vance Grant
• A public sector-private industry success story
  by J. Clayton Stewart
• Six-year plan for unparalleled achievement; the Richmond City School Board outlines a plan to improve the public education system in Virginia's capital
• Redefining general education in the American high school. - book reviews
• The index of majors, 1984-85. - book reviews
• High school reentry
  by Richard E. Whalen
• America's rising research alliance; stronger ties between industry and university call for a clear understanding of roles
  by Lewis M. Branscomb
• Teaching economics as a practical science - an interview with the 1984 teacher of the year - Sherleen Sue Sisney
• RFD: Jr. scientists - rural winners in Westinghouse Science Talent Search
  by Fred W. Decker
• School readiness: ready or not here I come. - audio-visual reviews
• The safe food book: your kitchen guide. - book reviews
• Reopening the books on ethics: the role of education in a free society
  by John A. Howard
• One system is not enough: a free-market alternative for the education of minorities; many minority parents are finding the best education for their children in private schools where they are considered equal partners in the schooling process
  by Joan Davis Ratteray
• 1984 guide to Department of Education programs
• Liberal arts in an age of technology
  by Leland Miles
• Creating effective school districts: lessons from practice, research, and national reports
  by Joseph Murphy
• Upgrading a school system with fair state funding - Lake Washington School District, Redmond, Washington
  by Rod Chandler
• Reallocation: strategies for effective resource management. - book reviews
• Riding high. - audio-visual reviews
• The drug abuse epidemic - editorial
  by Nancy Reagan
• Business and industry's role in improving the scientific and technological literacy of America's youth
  by William C. Missimer, Jr.
• An outstanding high school breaks the logjam of mediocrity - Captain Shreve High School
  by Henrietta Wexler
• Handbook for achieving sex equity through education. - book reviews
• The college handbook, 1984-85. - book reviews
• Critical issues in vocational education: an industrialist's view
  by Peter J. Elliman
• Literacy: trends and explanations; a distinguished education researcher attributes greater gains in literacy in the early grades to challenging reading programs and suggests that older students need similar attention
  by Jeanne S. Chall
• The changing federal role in education
  by Allan C. Ornstein
• Profiles in excellence: Katahdin High School
  by Richard Elwell
• The President's academic fitness awards
• The efficacy of educational research
  by Frederick Gies
• My child has poor study habits: academic excellence begins at home
  by India Podsen
• Sexual harassment: it's not academic. - book reviews
• The specialware directory. - book reviews
• Building partnerships for quality education in rural America
  by Terrel H. Bell
• The Presidential Academic Fitness awards: setting academic goals; the Presidential Academic Fitness Awards Program gives students national recognition for academic achievement
  by Joyce L. Winterton