This supplement is a comprehensive guide to the music industry designed for music teachers. Included are tips for contacting music businesses and suggestions on ordering music, robes, instruments, computer software, and other supplies. Includes an annotated directory of Music Industry Conference members. (JDH)

This directory provides facts on 5,216 foundations, corporate direct-giving programs, and public charities that award grants to higher education projects and institutions. An introduction notes the more precise indexing of the this edition and offers guidelines for grantseeking, sources of grant information, and an analysis of foundation support…

A directory of 233 weekend and 30 shopping center programs in the United States and Canada is presented, along with a general discussion of these types of programs and an annotated bibliography. The listing for each program includes: the institution's name, address, and contact person; the funding sources; the date the program was started; the…

Presents some considerations that can serve as a frame of reference for the planning of career education programs and activities. Describes the following models: service provider, service delivery, partnership, community coordination, integration, and community development. (SK)

Provides a classified index to the companies and institutions that offer products and services for music educators. The list contains over 400 entries classified according to 19 categories such as books and textbooks, band uniforms, band instruments, multimedia learning materials, and music retailers. (JDH)

The growing demands for educational improvements must be addressed by all segments of the community. The business sector can meet its part of this responsibility through business-education partnership programs. This document is a guide for businesses or schools interested in beginning such a partnership. It is also a descriptive listing of…

Based on the California Roundtable Study "Improving Student Performance in California," this brief handbook has been designed to help promote community involvement in the improvement of California public schools. Sections include the following titles: (1) "Why You or Your Organization Should Help," (2) "Getting Started:…

Three independent television producers are broadcasting free, daily noncommercial programs for classroom use. Describes programs and provides names and telephone numbers of contact persons. (MLF)

Details of 1981 aid-to-education programs by U.S. companies are presented in this handbook. For each company, information is provided on the purpose of grants, techniques of providing funds to support education, the amount of total educational grants in 1981, support of colleges and universities, support of students, support of education-related…

This resource bulletin consists of a discussion of the benefits to be gained from starting a school-business partnership and an annotated bibliography of resources dealing with different aspects of school-business partnerships. Included in the bibliography are four overviews of school-business partnerships, four guides to starting a partnership,…

This resource guide is designed to assist counselors and other educators in identifying sources of information relating to business, industry and labor in areas pertaining to vocational guidance and counseling. It includes a relevant combination of articles, books, reports and organizational resource lists. The references selected represent…

This is a sourcebook with two purposes, one philosophical and the other practical. It is a collection of information obtained through a questionnaire about the organizations, people, and programs currently involved in American education. It is hoped that the information will increase communication among agencies and individuals in education. This…

Identifies 29 private firms in the business of conducting superintendent searches on a regional or nationwide basis. Includes addresses, brief descriptions, and fee ranges. (MLF)

This document consists largely of descriptions of 15 industry-education partnerships in Massachusetts, selected on the basis of their creativity; the range of partnership organizations and activity they represent; the diversity of students, teachers, businesses, and communities they affect; and their innovative and efficient coordination and…

Tips for obtaining computers for educational use are presented in this article about grants and foundations, for free computers, from the computer companies of Apple, Atari, and Tandy/Radio Shack. Also discussed are Commodore Business Machines, Osborne Computing Corporation, and Texas Instruments. (CJ)