The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan, and nongovernmental organization that develops professional standards for early childhood, elementary, and secondary school teaching. National Board Certification signifies that a teacher or school counselor is accomplished, having met…

This guide is designed to help the dependent child of a parent officially listed by the Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War (POW) or as Missing in Action (MIA) in Southeast Asia to locate possible sources of financial assistance for postsecondary education. The first two sections cover the three origins of benefits available: the state, the…

During its 20 years of existence the College Scholarship Service has made a continuous effort to improve the status of the professional administrator in the field of financial aid. One contribution has been the publication of a detailed book that describes the CSS need analysis system. This comprehensive guide includes information about the basic…

Labor unions and their affiliated locals pledge vast amounts of money annually to aid union members and children of members to acquire education beyond high school. Awards range from $100 stipends to scholarships worth $8,000 for the four college years. The listing of union-sponsored scholarships is in two major divisions: the programs of (1)…

Financial assistance awards greater than $500 offered by state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, and academic institutions offering undergraduate and graduate programs in library education are listed. Only awards intended primarily for library education are included. Awards are listed alphabetically by the…

This publication reports the results of a National Student Expense Budget Conference, attended by members from all echelons of the national financial aid community. The conference's purpose was to arrive at definitive positions regarding the components of budgets, the methodology of budget construction and the variables which may properly be…

The purpose of this bulletin is to list current sources of financial aid available from the states to students seeking assistance in furthering their education beyond the high school level. The scholarships are arranged according to the states in which they are available. It's suggested that interested students read carefully each item, and that…

In order for the efforts of scholarly teaching to be recognized, the work must become public and presented to peers for review. Scholarship of Teaching is not only improving instruction and learning but also methodically assessing whether specific teaching interventions have had the desired effect. In this paper, the author presents a step-by-step…

Written for college-bound Navajo high school seniors and dedicated to all Native Americans, this guide presents information relative to preparation for college entrance. The following topics are discussed in detail: (1) choosing a college (financial help, college major, college size, the minority population at college, community size, and personal…

Designed to encourage Native American students in Colorado and New Mexico to pursue health careers, this handbook presents the following information: (1) statistics documenting the need for American Indian health professionals; (2) current career opportunities in the health professions (descriptions of the many health fields and descriptions of…

This handbook presents an overview of the New York State Testing Program as well as specific information on the Regents Examinations, Regents Scholarship and College Qualification Test, the Optional High School Achievement Examinations, Basic Competency Tests, New York State Standardized Tests, the Pupil Evaluation Program, Continuing Education…