The Challenge is the definitive guide to the key ideas and resources behind Ready by 21. The Ready by 21 challenge aims to develop a solution for a common dilemma--too few young people are entering adulthood ready and our collective efforts to make a difference are far too fragmented to have a big impact. As part of the Forum's solution, leaders…

The authors discuss special barriers that women must overcome when continuing their education after having children. Internal and external barriers are identified, as well as characteristics within the population. The authors discuss how faculty and school administrators can assist reentry women with some of their needs. (CH)

Presents three reasons for teaching science to students headed for career in other fields: curiousity, technological bewilderment, and technological necessity. Briefly describes two college courses which center on solving a science problem with social, political, and moral implications. (KH)

The Iowa Severity Rating Scales for Communication Disabilities provides a means for placing a priority on the needs of students requiring speech-language pathology services. The severity rating scale assists the clinician in case selection and suggests the intensity of the service delivery model. (Author/SW)

Describes new standards set by the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English. States that the new standards reflect the best of current research and theory about how students learn to be powerful users of English language arts. Provides details about the new standards, including how they were revised from their…

Examined how to make Harlaxton, British manor house donated to University of Evansville to internationalize college's program, source rather than user of university funds. Reviewed scholarly literature and government publications on international college recruiting systems; surveyed college counselors currently stationed at U.S. high schools in…

Academic learning is a complex activity which is not easily modified. Several models have been used to deliver learning improvement programs, including the study skills course and the discrete skills approach. These approaches make few if any accommodations for variations in individual differences or needs. Four factors, however, indicate that…

Reviews literature on the effectiveness of the Head Start program, with emphasis on the Westinghouse report and the long-term follow-up studies of the Consortium on Developmental Continuity. Discusses the conflict between the child educative and parental development goals of Head Start. Concludes that social competency and significant minority…

Reviewed literature and conducted telephone survey of 28 universities to examine how universities are addressing women's needs on campus. Identified needs in areas of safety and prevention, education and awareness, support and advocacy, equity, and community. Of 28 universities surveyed, 22 had some program specific to women's needs. (NB)

Discusses the educational and social principles that guide Metcalf Laboratory School, Illinois State University. Reports that the lab school and the school for the disabled were separate but are now unified. Concludes that inclusion is the right thing and it is hard, but by solving one problem at a time, the needs of all children can be met. (PA)

All American school children are growing up in a world that makes them significantly "at-risk" for educational and social failure due to various factors including: poverty, changing family structure, homelessness, hunger, poor health care, prenatal drug and alcohol exposure, increased incidence of child abuse and neglect, teenage pregnancy,…

This document presents a report from the Second National Conference of Values Education. It begins with a brief statement summarizing the conference proceedings. The entire conference program is included. Also included is the transcript of "Moral Education Makes a Comeback," a program held a few days after the conference ended. A resolution on…

Discusses the needs of women who are returning to school for adult basic education. Provides suggestions for meeting the needs of this group in terms of professional action, counselor education, teacher training, grants, financial support, publication, and volunteerism. (JAC)

Questions a national commission asks about matters that relate to the concerns of the child. (Author/MLF)

Compares traditional job search procedures with alternative approach called the Job Club. Briefly reviews literature that compares employment rates of individuals undergoing traditional job search and Job Club counseling. Discusses ways in which counselors can implement Job Clubs with handicapped students in secondary settings.(NB)