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The article provides information concerning the impact of administrative unions on the way colleagues work together in the U.S. To shrink class sizes in Haverhill, Massachusetts Public Schools, The author infers that the members of the Haverhill Public School Committee have been pushing the four curriculum supervisors of the district to teach math, English, science, and social studies classes in grades 6-12. INSET: In Massachusetts, Education Reform Act Taken to Task.

Discusses the Southeast Center for Teacher Quality's report "Unfulfilled Promise: Ensuring High Quality Teachers for Our Nation's Students". Claim that the federal law is forcing Southeastern states to lower the bar for teacher qualifications; Qualification requirements for teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act; Problems facing urban and rural districts to compete in the teacher labor market.

Reports on the health and social services offered by public schools in the U.S. aimed at improving the academic performance of students. Adoption of community schooling by public schools in Cincinnati; Efforts of the schools to provide students with additional learning opportunities with cultural and arts programming; Connection between students' academic achievement and overall health and well-being.

Reports on the elimination of some foreign language programs in U.S. public schools due to the No Child Left Behind act. Emphasis on reading and math subjects identified as the reason for scaling back of foreign language programs; Discovery that children who learn foreign languages have higher scores in the English vocabulary, according to Nancy Rhodes, director of foreign language education at the Center for Applied Linguistics; Defense of Maria Hernandez Ferrier regarding the policy.