Connections: A Journal of Public Education Advocacy - Spring 2000, Vol. 7, No. 1

Contents President's Message by Wendy D. Puriefoy Standards-Based Reform: The Power of External Change Agents by Kris Kurtenbach Snapshot of Standards Implementation in Action by Melissa Silverstein Communicating with Parents about Educational Standards by Christine Nevius A Hard Look at Assessments in the Boston Public Schools by Mary Ann Cohen Six Points of Effective Partnerships by Philip C. McCullum