On the 100th anniversary of the national PTA, this article discusses the history of the building of this institution. A sidebar presents historical photographs of locations of the national PTA headquarters over the years, and a chart offers a decade-by-decade look at national PTA membership figures. (SM)

A national agenda for the education of children and youth with visual impairments has been developed by eight national organizations. Agenda goals focus on referrals, parent participation, personnel preparation, provision of educational services, array of services, assessments, access to instructional materials, and the core curriculum. The…

Reports that greater numbers of scholarly societies, though American in name, are increasingly international in membership and outlook. Suggests that this trend has been driven by the expanding global outlook of scholars, the collapse of communism, and growth of the Internet. Efforts to encourage local professional societies, fears of American…

Describes professional development programs implemented by The National Faculty, a 31-year-old organization that promotes long-term teacher growth and subsequent growth for students in the classroom. National Faculty scholars work with individual school districts to design a program that focuses on specific needs identified by teachers in that…

The article focuses on the overall health of American Indians. Native people living on reservations and in urban areas face a broad array of health problems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta is committed to improving the health of Native Americans. CDC is one of the agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

The National Association for Music Education (MENC) has set high goals to work toward "music for all." Since the needs of this mission are greater than MENC's resources, it is important to develop partnerships and alliances to facilitate this goal by expanding MENC's resources and influence, and boosting their projects' visibility and impact. MENC…

The Department of Education has issued final rules underscoring that school districts must accommodate the Boy Scouts of America and certain other youth groups that ask to use schools for meetings and recruitment. Schools risk loss of their federal education aid if they do not comply with the requirement included in the No Child Left Behind Act.…

The Indian higher education system is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In spite of several built-in quality controls, such as the University Grants Commission's guidelines and the affiliating functions of the university, a deterioration in the quality of higher education was a serious concern for all stakeholders. In 1994 India…

The text of a speech made by the Staff Director and Director of Education of the U.S. Bicentennial Commission, the paper presents an overview of the Commission's plans for the 1991 celebration of the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights. "The Bill of Rights and Beyond," the theme of the celebration, conveys the idea that although the 200th…

This brief (two page) official position statement of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children addresses the issue of early intervention for young (ages birth to 8) children with disabilities, developmental delays, or who are at-risk for future developmental problems. DEC supports identification and service…

This book records the history of the American Vocational Education Research Association (AVERA), which was organized in 1966 as a professional association for scholars and others with research interests in the relationship between education and work. The purposes of AVERA are as follows: stimulate research and development (R&D) activities…

A framework is presented for use by the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) in advising the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation on United States participation in international comparative studies of education. The framework may also be helpful in identifying areas of research…

The discussion which took place during the American Vocational Association's (AVA) Agriculture Division meeting at the 1975 AVA Convention is summarized, and the statement of vo-ag education philosophy (including 13 key concepts), which was passed during the convention, is presented. (AJ)

The history, development, and demise of the Women's Section of AVA's Trade and Industrial Education Division is traced briefly, with comment on the influencing factors. (AG)

The Vocational Education Personnel Development sessions at the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention focused on professional development issues. Two presentations are summarized. The first speaker assessed higher education's capacity to train professional personnel for vocational personnel and found it wanting; the second speaker…