In December 2017, the Smithsonian unveiled a new Strategic Plan. It expands on the "Grand Challenges"--Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet, Valuing World Cultures, Understanding the American Experience, and Magnifying the Transformative Power of Arts and Design--by setting goals to…

A new, interdisciplinary, team-taught course has been designed to educate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) so that they can respond to global and urgent issues concerning computer control systems in nuclear power plants. This paper discusses our experience and assessment of the interdisciplinary computer and nuclear energy…

For a period of 85 years, the M Street/Dunbar High School was an academically elite, all-black public high school in Washington, D.C. As far back as 1899, its students came in first in citywide tests given in both black and white schools. Over this 85-year span, approximately 80 percent of M Street/Dunbar's graduates went on to college, even…

The directory lists services available in the Washington, D.C. area for persons with mental, physical, or emotional handicaps or with special health conditions. An index by handicapping condition and an index by services offered precede the listing of facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's Counties), and…

GENERAL GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED, WHICH MAY BE ADAPTED TO SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND CONDITIONS IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. BACKGROUND MATERIAL DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN CORRECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION BY THE REGULAR TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND REMEDIAL READING INVOLVING INSTRUCTION RECEIVED OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM. A REVIEW OF CAUSATIVE FACTORS IN…

THE MANY POSSIBLE VARIATIONS OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY SYSTEMS WERE DESCRIBED, AND RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF EACH WERE DISCUSSED. DETAILED GUIDANCE ON PURCHASING LANGUAGE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH (1) DEFINITION OF HIGH-QUALITY SPEECH REPRODUCTION, (2) DISCUSSION OF TECHNICAL FACTORS WHICH AFFECT ITS ACHIEVEMENT, AND (3)…

The Federal government publication is designed to help child care institutions to desegregate their services. Part of the document discusses the impetus for change, methods of desegregation, and the needed initiatives. Described are such steps as establishment of board policy, the roles of administrators and staff, as well as coordination with…

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, INFORMATION DISSEMINATING ACTIVITIES, AND TRAINING IN RESEARCH ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S BUREAU OF RESEARCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE IV, SECTION 2(D), OF PUBLIC LAW 89-10 ARE DESCRIBED. THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH ACT, PASSED IN 1954 (AMENDED IN 1966), BECAME OPERATIONAL IN FISCAL YEAR 1957…

An evaluation of the "Recycling the Community School" program at Alexander Shepherd Elementary School in Washington, D.C. was conducted. The program's major objectives were: (1) initiation of the development of a multi-modal curriculum that focuses on raising of achievement of 80 percent of students in the essential skills as measured by…