The widely-acclaimed "Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities" is an invaluable resource for all those committed to empowering individuals with disabilities. All those with a disability, from vision problems to physical disabilities to asthma, will find ways in this Directory to succeed at work, in school, and in their…

Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…

Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…

Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…

This policy directory was compiled to facilitate the processing of interlibrary loan requests among the libraries of the Capital District Library Council (CDLC). The information provided results from a questionnaire completed by the interlibrary loan staff of the CDLC libraries in December 1977. Interlibrary lending policies and reproduction…

This document provides information on the projects, initiatives and products of ECS and other national education and policy organizations on the subject of high school improvement. It is designed to direct policymakers to the various groups and resources that might be useful in developing and implementing effective high school policy, and…

The United States House of Representatives' committees that make policy of importance to higher education are described, subcommittee leaders are profiled, and members are listed by political party. Telephone numbers are also provided. (MSE)

A guide, designed especially for non-American educators, presents information to promote understanding of the U.S. policy-making process in higher education. Levels for policy analysis concern individuals, institutions, groups of institutions, state and local levels, national level, transnational level, and comparison of countries. Representative…

This statement of rules, policies, and procedures of the University of Oklahoma Libraries covers the areas of library government and organization, library faculty relationships, and criteria for tenure promotion and salary increases. Regulations for the election of officers, holding meetings, dues collection, committees and councils, and…

This report provides basic information about the responsibilities and roles of governors in relation to education. Information was derived from published sources and supplemented by a questionnaire sent to all governors' offices. The information is concerned primarily with structural and legal arrangements that shape the governor's formal role in…

The chairman of the newly-formed Commission on College Retirement outlines the group's objectives, approaches, and anticipated projects and encourages and provides an address for correspondence. A list of commission members and their affiliations is also included. (MSE)

This report is a summary of the Foreign Language Assistance Act. The Act, enacted as part of the Augustus Hawkins-Robert Stafford Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Act of 1988 (PL100-297), provides formula grants to state education agencies for the creation of model elementary and secondary foreign language education programs in local…

This publication provides tools, local contacts, and ideas for program and policy initiatives in urban maternal and child health (MCH). Each CityMatCH member health department attending an August 2001 urban leadership conference submitted a profile of current MCH efforts. Section one, "Summing Up," examines lessons learned (e.g., local…

This directory contains a listing of federal offices that address women's issues. Among the departments and agencies included are: the executive branch and the executive agencies departments of agriculture, commerce, defense (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard and Navy), education, health and human services, housing and…

The policies and procedures of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) are the focus of this handbook. The first part of the document deals with the history and structure of the AIAW and includes eligibility requirements for the different types of membership; the constitution and bylaws of the organization; its code of…