1. Important announcement

   Announcement Pages: A1 - A1

2. The New Jersey takeover legislation: Help or hindrance to improvement in troubled school districts

   • Kenneth J. Tewel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 229

3. African-American women who persist in literacy programs: An exploratory study

   • Kathleen A. Fitzsimmons

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 250

4. Mathematics attainment at inner-city schools: Establishing the need for systematic formative evaluation practices

   • Robert R. Barner
   • James E. Bruno

   OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 270

5. Adequacy of selected services to international students in an urban technical college

   • Ranjani H. Selvadurai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 285

6. An essay review

   • Catherine Cornbleth

   BookReview Pages: 287 - 291