Although it is known that many persons under community supervision need and eventually want correctional education programs, little is known about the providers and characteristics of these educational programs. This report provides an overview of initiatives at the national and state levels supporting new approaches to community supervision and…

Purpose: This article describes the federal accountability requirements related to young children with disabilities and the contribution of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) to provide these data through the use of authentic, functional assessments. Method: The article summarizes recent state and federal developments related to assessment for…

This directory presents profiles of 73 higher education associations located in the Washington, DC (and northern Virginia) area. Preliminary information includes an alphabetical list of the associations by full name and an alphabetical list by organizational acronym. Each profile includes the organization's address, telephone numbers, e-mail and…

Stewart Marsden discusses the art of storytelling, with emphasis on the work of storyteller Jackie Torrence, the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), and the Tennessee In-School Storyteller Program. Jay O'Callahan provides 16 tips for the storyteller. (SJL)

This article touches on the dynamics of running an organization. Included are: chapter finances; newsletters; mailing lists; programs; attendance at programs; pledge programs; and jewelry. The key, states the author, is "managing." (KC)

Reviews key events at the 1985 annual convention of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, including workshops on discipline, management skills, and curriculum and instruction; speeches by futurist Marvin Cetron, educators Dudley Flood and Ernest L. Boyer, and children's television executive Joan Ganz Cooney; and the…

This annual directory lists approximately 70 national organizations offering information and advocacy to professionals and parents of children with disabilities, national organizations for 85 specific disabilities and conditions, 35 federal agencies, organizations serving 17 professions, and parent training and information centers for each state.…

Information about 191 art education organizations is provided in this guide. The entries are arranged in six sections: State Arts Agencies, State Departments of Education, State Arts Education Alliances, National Arts Education Associations, National Arts Service Organizations, and National Education Associations. Each entry includes the…

Describes origins, membership criteria, activities, and publications of the Scottish branches of six educational societies: British Association of Early Childhood Education, British Psychological Society, National Association for Gifted Children, National Council for Special Education, United Kingdom Reading Association, and Education Otherwise.…

Describes why the National Association of Elementary School Principals developed its "Standards for Quality Elementary Schools: Kindergarten through Eighth Grade," how the standards differ from those of accrediting agencies, how the standards should be used, who will receive them, and what impact they may have. (PGD)

Interest in the rural context of education is growing, and connections between education and the wider rural community are increasingly acknowledged to be important. Hundreds of organizations were contacted to update this directory, which provides recent information on programs, organizations, and resources useful to practitioners, policymakers,…

The program and abstracts of the presentations of the 1985 meeting of the Society for College Science Teachers of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are the topics of this report. Society officers are listed, a history of the society is provided, and membership information is given. Committees are listed, with members and chairs. The…

Discusses the history and function of the West-German Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker and its role in the communication and reward system of its discipline. Explores its role in the West German science system, exploring ideology and politics. (JM)

An overview is provided of the conditions and forces which underpinned the creation of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). Chapter 1 looks at major developments in the two-year college field related to the formation of the ACCT, including information on alternative organizations available to two-year college trustees, differences…

Planned Parenthood Federation of America was established in 1916 to fulfill the need to provide family planning information and services to women. The Katharine Dexter McCormick Library serves organizational goals by publishing family planning bibliographies, performing literature searches on in-house database, and providing reference services to…