The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Mississippi Makes Up Its Mind By Rims Barber Vol. 5, No. 2, 1983, pp. 8-9 The passage of an educational reform package by the Mississippi Legislature was an important victory for public involvement. Pushing the legislature to act on the
“A Nation at Risk” By Joseph A. Mcdonald Vol. 5, No. 4, 1983, pp. 8-10 The Report from The National Commission on Excellence in Education, “A Nation at Risk,” has generated tremendous reaction. Newscasts, newspapers, journals, and magazines, in the
Can We Be Saved from School Savers? By Paul Gaston Vol. 5, No. 4, 1983, pp. 10-11 Before I had a university professorship, wrote a book, received a Ph.D., won a Fulbright to study abroad, and graduated from the college
Testing for Competency By Hortense Dixon Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 20-22 Twenty-one states now base teacher certification on the results of competency tests. These tests measure what is considered to be “basic knowledge” appropriate for the eighth grade
Dollars and Schools: Resource Development By Stuart. Rosenfeld Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 12-14 Today, attitudes toward education have changed–though not necessarily for altruistic or philosophical reasons–from the traditional view that human resource development meant higher priorities for training
Hispanics Struggle for Parity in Texas By Elaine Davenport Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 11-13 By the year 2010, Hispanics will be a majority of the population in Texas and will be more numerous than any other ethnic group,
Stopping the Overuse of Standardized Tests By Monty Neill Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 9-10, 12-14 During the past decade, a tidal wave of standardized testing has washed over the school systems of America. In its report, Fallout From
Issues of Reliability and Validity By Al Clayton Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 11 Too often, standardized exams are not accurate even within the narrow range of things they are able to measure. The reasons for this problem can
How Acre stopped testing in North Carolina By Page McCullough Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 12-13 In 1987, the North Carolina legislature voted against giving the California Achievement Test to first and second grade children. In the following article,
Mergers in South Texas Colleges By Elaine Davenport Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 24 The largely Hispanic population of south Texas now has a better opportunity to get the same quality of higher education as Texans living in other