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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
Asbestos, a mineral known to cause cancer in humans, is present in an unknown number of schools where it may be hazardous to the health of students and employees. Although the Federal Government has programs designed to address the asbestos situation, it has not determined in what specific circumstances asbestos is a hazard. Therefore, State and…
Descriptors: Asbestos, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Academic Programs. – 1987
Social studies fairs provide opportunities for citizenship education and for involvement in activities that emphasize thinking and inquiry skills. The Louisiana local, regional, and state social studies fairs present exhibitions of projects prepared by elementary and secondary school students to portray applications of basic principles,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education
National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia, MD. – 1987
This sourcebook provides information for educators and community leaders involved in dropout prevention planning. The indexed, looseleaf notebook places boldface keywords in each entry's upper right-hand corner. Thirteen sections contain summaries of sources and ordering procedures. Section A deals with general reports and literature reviews;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Price, LaVeta Higgs, Ed.; Choate, Joyce, S., Ed. – 1982
The document contains reports, resources, illustrations, questionnaires, activities, and guidelines for teachers of gifted students. Materials are divided into 14 sections: (1) general information on gifted children, teachers of gifted/talented children, administrators, parents of gifted/talented, and sources of information; (2) national…
Descriptors: Art, Career Education, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnston, A. P. – 1980
This document quotes from and summarizes each of the 50 states' constitutional and statutory provisions establishing the structure, the power, and the duties of the various state committees, commissions, offices, and agencies affecting the governance and control of education. Detailed investigation of the formal body of law revealed the subtle…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1990
This guide, designed for limited-English-speaking native Portuguese-speaking parents in California and presented in both Portuguese and English versions, is a general reference about the California State educational system. Sections address the following topics in question-and-answer format: matriculation, general information, and transportation;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Design
Anthes, Katy, Comp. – 2001
Service learning (SL) is a teaching method that integrates service to the community with classroom curriculum and provides a hands-on approach to mastering subject material while fostering civic responsibility. Through funds from the Corporation for National Service (CNS), nearly every state has resources and some level of SL programming. Although…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
