Phi Delta Kappan - Block Scheduling Revisited - - Article looks at why schools moved to block scheduling, analyzes the benefits and pitfalls that educators have experienced, compares rates of student achievement, scrutinizes the overuse of the lecture approach, and reviews effective instructional strategies. Concludes with some specific recommendations to maximize the benefits of block scheduling in the future. (November, 2000)

Austin ISD Changes from Block Scheduling - - Article in Austin American Statesman describing the change from block back to traditional. (April 26, 2000)

Education Policy Analysis Archives - Block Scheduling Effects on a State Mandated Test of Basic Skills - - Study which examined the effects of a tri-schedule on the academic achievement of students in a high school. The tri-schedule consists of traditional, 4x4 block, and hybrid schedules running at the same time in the same high school. Effectiveness of the schedules was determined from the state mandated test of basic skills in reading, language, and mathematics. (September 19, 1999)

Block Scheduling - Look Before You Leap - - Article written by the American Federation of Teachers union. Summarizes pros and cons. (September, 1999)