Reports data gathered from school counselors (N=239) regarding their accountability practices, barriers to collection of accountability data, the relationship between involvement in accountability efforts and demographic variables, and strategies for increasing activity in accountability. (Author/ABB)

Residential facilities for the mentally retarded surveyed in a 1977 national study were recontacted in a 1982 replication. Among facilities surveyed in 1977, 61.6% were still open at the same address in 1982. Stability rates varied considerably among states, program models, and sizes of facilities. (Author/CL)

To determine university requirements of health education, a survey was sent to colleges and universities listed in "A National Directory of College and University Health Education Programs and Faculty" (1981 edition). Results indicate that only 10.7 percent of the universities in the United States require general health education of all…

An interview with V. Wilkie of the Richardson Foundation examines highlights of the foundation's districts on programing for gifted and talented students. Topics covered include findings regarding quality and quantity of programing and program options. (CL)

Results of a survey to document the character, extent, and effectiveness of Tadoma training (a means of teaching speechreading and speech production using vibrotactile information) and use in the United States and Canada are presented. (Author/CL)

Reviews the establishment of recent federal dietary guidelines and recommended daily allowances of nutrients. Summarizes results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's surveys of food consumption trends in the United States. (SK)

The findings of a survey designed to determine whether states other than Missouri also certify their Learning Resources Directors. (ER)

This report provides national estimates on energy needs and expenditures of U.S. public school districts. The survey provides estimates of Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 energy expenditures, FY 2001 energy budgets and expenditures, and FY 2002 energy budgets; methods used to cover energy budget shortfalls in FY 2001; and possible reasons for those…

This study compared effect sizes applied to raw, scaled, and normal curve equivalent (NCE) data. Recommendations for the interpretation of effect sizes vary. For example, some authors suggest that an effect size below 0.50 is small, between 0.50 and 1.00 is moderate, and above 1.00 is large. These are products of the criterion formally used by the…

This CD-ROM contains a separate electronic codebook for each of the following National Center for Education Statistics data sets: (1) B94, Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993-94 (restricted); (2) B97, Baccalaureate and Beyond 1993-97 (restricted); (3) BP4, Beginning Postsecondary Students 1990-94 (restricted); (4) FAC, 1992-93 National Student of…

A national survey of 200 vocational education leaders produced a status report on the efforts of States in developing metric education programs by determining the extent to which programs had been initiated, when programs were scheduled to begin, and when metric program development was expected to begin. (AG)