The School Improvement Research Series X is now available on the NWREL Web site. Access it through the NWREL School Improvement Home Page [http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/], or go directly to Series X [http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/].
Survey! The Education and Work Program is casting an (electronic) net to identify examples of grades 7-12 curriculum integration of humanities and career-related learning. You can make your contribution by selecting menu item Integration of Humanities and School-to-Work Survey [http://www.nwrel.org/ecc/humanities/].
Two new "Parents: Let's Talk" [http://www.nwrel.org/comm/monthly/index.html]columns, produced by NWREL for parents and the public, have been posted. "Two-Way Street Leads to Learning" and "Teamwork Helps Academic Success" give tips on schools and parents working together, and what might be expected of each.
An alphabetical e-mail directory [http://www.nwrel.org/comm/email.html] of NWREL professional staff is now live.
The winter issue of Northwest Education magazine [http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/] highlights and explains the importance of the early elementary years; the fall issue shines light on the confusing and heated student-testing debate, both with illuminating stories from Northwest schools.
Teachers in the Northwest are developing moderated Web pages for teachers. Visit the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium Web site [http://www/netc.org/]to see a range of information on the integration of education and technology, including the Web Moderator's Pilot Project under "Hot Topics" and the Circuit newsletter.
