Presents a brief history of the Coretta Scott King Award, which recognizes literature by African-American authors and illustrators. Provides a list of the 2000 Award Winners with descriptions and cover pictures, followed by a list of 2001 Winners. (AEF)

Presents award-winning K-12 and college facility designs for 2001. Includes brief descriptions of each design along with photos, a floor plan, and project information covering such data as square footage, project costs, and student capacity. (GR)

Describes the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) program which encourages individuals, school classes, summer camps, public interest groups, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness and community involvement. Describes the 10 projects that won the national award in 1994. Lists environmental education regional contacts.…

Describes the process whereby the University of Luton, United Kingdom, applied for and received recognition in the Investors in People program, a British government effort to encourage organizations to value staff as a key resource in improving business performance. Notes rationale for applying for the award, preparation for the assessment visits,…

Focuses on the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services Library Programs. Discusses what and whom the National Endowment supports, applying for a grant, grantmaking programs, research and education, and includes a list of state humanities councils. Three tables show LSTA funding, national leadership…

Presents a collection of inexpensive, nonsugary rewards for students who demonstrate extra effort and fine achievement. They include a skip-a-spelling-test pass, a skip-homework pass, special lunches with the teacher, first place blue ribbons, big-goals celebrations, and a special, comfortable chair that students can use on a rotating basis. (SM)

Presents the 1998 winners of Impact on Learning Awards, recognition given to K-12 public schools that have solved real-world problems with design, engineering, and technology solutions. Categories represented include auditoriums, cafeterias, classrooms, commons areas, early-childhood learning centers, libraries, lobbies, and science and computer…

Explains the Sibert Information Book Award for nonfiction children's literature and lists qualities that are considered when making the award. Topics include the author's authority; respect for children; literary style; graphics; accuracy; documentation; organization; content; format; book design; and overall presentation. (LRW)

Noel-Levitz, a consulting firm specializing in higher education enrollment management, financial aid, and student retention, honored seven institutions with its 2001 Retention Excellence Awards. This article takes a look at the award-winning academic retention programs and what makes them effective. (EV)

Robinson interviews Juliet Popper Shaffer, a scientist, who graduated from Swarthmore College in 1953 and Stanford in 1957 with degrees in psychology and concentrations in math, philosophy, and statistics. In 2004 she received the second Florence Nightingale David award given biannually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a…

Student faculty ratings are used at most institutions of higher learning for three important reasons. First, the ratings provide direct feedback to the faculty, and this enables faculty to adjust their teaching styles. Second, the ratings provide the administration with information intended to assist in guiding and mentoring faculty toward more…

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support personnel…

The advising literature confirms the graduate student-graduate advisor relationship as the most important factor in graduate student success. To better understand the characteristics of graduate advisors that students find most helpful, we conducted a grounded theory study with a constructivist design that involved a qualitative textual analysis…

Each year the Bank Street School for Children (New York City) gives the Irma S. and James H. Black Award to the author of a children's book. What sets this award apart from others is that children are involved in the selection of the winning book. Some notes on how that selection process is managed can be helpful to teachers in all schools,…

This report contains the minutes of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Women's Caucus Business Meeting held May 2, 1992 at the NAEA National Art Education Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The issue highlights the Women's Caucus Awards, presented April 4, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. A description of these awards and the nomination…