The document contains two years (15 issues) of the newsletter "Counseling Special Students," a product of a 3 year Iowa project of the same name designed to meet the guidance needs of handicapped secondary students. The newsletters typically contain a lead article, suggested resources, ideas, and dates of upcoming meetings. Lead articles…

This publication, which covers individuals that young readers want to know about most, entertainers, athletes, writers, illustrators, cartoonists, and political leaders, was especially created to appeal to young readers in a format where they can enjoy reading and can readily understand. Each issue contains approximately 10 sketches arranged…

This issue of "this Constitution" is devoted to commemorating the bicentennial of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. Materials include: "A Chronology of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights in the United States" (Herman Belz); "Constitutional Power to Enforce Individual Rights: The Legacy of McCulloch v.…

The National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation (NAIEC) creates an approach for school system improvement that combines the necessary standards for achieving mileposts of the Baldrige Quality Criteria and the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9000 Standards for Education. Together, the Baldrige Criteria and ISO…

This economics education publication focuses on the U.S. stock market and the risk and uncertainty that an individual faces when investing in the market. The material explains that risk and uncertainty relate to the same underlying concept randomness. It defines and discusses both concepts and notes that although risk is quantifiable, uncertainty…

Two installments of "Young Adult Literature" are presented in this compilation. "Young Adult Literature," which offers reviews of young adult books, is a regular feature of the National Council of Teachers of English publication, "Notes Plus." The articles included in this compilation give favorable reviews to two…

The document initially describes Part 1 of a two-part National Association of Secondary School Principals article, "Geographic Literacy: Essential in a Global Age," published in September 1986, and written to inform educational decision-makers about the need to institute, update, and enrich geography programs in U.S. schools. The second article,…

The items in this booklet represent the writing of Kansas authors in grades eight through 12. Entries vary in form and include descriptive paragraphs, lyric and narrative poetry, personal reflections, expository writing, and short stories. Among the variety of topics chosen for literary focus are life, shoes, a balloon, a teddy bear, loneliness,…

This issue of "Bill of Rights in Action" explores issues raised by empires and imperial law. The first article, "Clash of Empires: The Fight for North America," looks at the clash of empires and the fight for North America during the 18th century. The second article, "When Roman Law Ruled the Western World," examines…

This paper defines globalization as the acceleration and intensification of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations. The paper states that questions as to globalization's effects on the world would probably be answered in different ways in different countries. It discusses the three tensions of…

This publication provides information about the law and about law-related education. The Fall 2003 issue contains information about the following events and projects: "Youth and Police Trainings"; "Youth for Justice Teach-In"; "Lawyers in the Classroom"; "Project Citizen"; "Equal Justice under…

Presented are six issues of the PRISE Reporter, a monthly newsletter providing information on special education in Pennsylvania. Key articles include the following titles and authors: "Human Sexuality and Mental Retardation" by B. Menhusen; "A Training Program for Teachers of Children with Behavior Disorders: An Interdisability…

The focus of this annotated bibliography on the Middle East for secondary school teachers and students is on non-textbook materials such as personal accounts, novels, anthropological studies, art, and cookbooks. Over 90 resources published between 1955 and 1983 are listed alphabetically by author and tagged to the following reading levels:…

Because of the wide and continuing interest in a previous issue on techniques for teaching works by Shakespeare, this journal issue presents 19 additional articles on a broad range of Shakespeare related topics. Following an introduction, the titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Making Changes/Making Sense"…

This edition of the newsletter of the National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth describes the actions that are necessary to prepare students to achieve and maintain independence and highlights aspects of the roles of parents, professionals, and the young people themselves in transition planning. Brief articles have the…