The Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), an affiliate of American Institutes for Research (AIR), publishes a biannual update of college- and career-readiness state standards and assessment resources. It is designed to assist staff in state education agencies (SEAs) and other educators in…

In addition to works written specifically to enhance the observance of one of a child's first educational benchmarks--the 100th day of school--this article highlights counting books and titles that focus on the number 100. An annotated bibliography of 100th day and related books is included. (AEF)

Bullying. Death. Disabilities. Peer acceptance. Cultural differences. Adoption. Sibling rivalry... These are some of the unfortunate realities and personal challenges that children experience and must deal with on a daily basis. Library media specialists are frequently asked to suggest books teachers can use to give children insight into…

This annotated bibliography lists 167 motion pictures, films, filmstrips, records, and cassettes, and includes 16 games and simulations for lower and secondary schools on the theme of civil liberties. Most materials are for secondary schools. The first section is divided into three subject areas: (1) the Supreme Court, (2) the Constitution, and…

Organizes citations and annotations for selected literature on laboratory schools according to the following topics: the purpose of university and other laboratory schools; research, training, dissemination, and demonstration functions; evaluation, participants, and operation. (CAM)

This annotated bibliography lists 15 sources related to grievance procedures in public schools. The documents and journal articles, all from the ERIC system, discuss aspects of written grievance procedures such as the status, definitions, role responsibilities, administration, collective bargaining, and grievance procedure development. Some…

School building design in this publication is interpreted as meaning layout and arrangement of rooms rather than as architectural style. Citations are organized under (1) central authority publications, (2) local authority publications, (3) general works, (4) articles in periodicals, and (5) unpublished theses. (Author/MLF)

This bibliography lists journal articles and books dealing with the function of principals, both elementary and secondary, in the public schools. The articles listed were drawn from those included in the Education Index from 1970 through November 1977. The books included were drawn from the 1976 edition of Books in Print. The entries deal with a…

More than half the States have passed accountability legislation. In many instances, this legislation has had a direct effect on the principal's role in his building and in his school district. This bibliography has been compiled to assist principals and other leaders in secondary education finding resources to clarify accountability concepts. The…

This publication presents 22 annotated items from the ERIC collection on community schools. The literature reviewed covers such topics as development of a community education program, the role of the community school director, year-round community schools, financing community education, the community education curriculum, and community education…

This 69-item annotated bibliography of books and materials focuses on the movement westward into the California and Oregon territories in the middle nineteenth century. Elementary and middle school teachers are encouraged to use children's literature and other materials as supplements to textbook instruction. These materials are organized into…

This bibliography lists articles and books dealing with the function of public school principals at the elementary, middle, junior high, and high school levels. Only articles appearing in "Education Index" from 1970 through 1973 and books with a post 1969 copyright appearing in the 1973 "Books in Print" were selected. Key words used to locate…

This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts," and the journal literature yielded 153 documents which provide a review of comprehensive testing programs (elementary, senior high school, and college) with special emphasis on specific tests that the practicing counselor may want to utilize. (CJ)

Documents in this annotated bibliography provide specific instruments and procedures for evaluation of educational programs. Several bibliographies and documents on theoretical concerns of program evaluation are also included, but the orientation of the abstracts as a whole is toward the practical, rather than the theoretical. The listing is…

This comprehensive annotated bibliography of curriculum guides for music is the first of its kind to be published. The list of guides includes State-level publications as well as some city- and county-produced materials. The subject-indexed publication will be useful to music educators and administrators at all levels, and will contribute to a…