It is said that "there is no problem in American education that is not already solved in some American school. The pressing need is to discover these success stories and learn from them." This document presents data from educational indicators used by the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) to provide insight into what works in schools…

This handbook aims to help high school counselors advise students about financial aid for postsecondary education. It focuses on the student financial aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Supplementary materials are also included on ways to encourage high school students to consider postsecondary education as an avenue to…

The Oregon Quality Education Model (OQEM) is a project that attempts to provide a cost for the state K-12 public education system by offering school funding decisions on a rational basis, based on facts and needs, that can be quantified. The House Special Committee on the Education Model Review was appointed to critique the OQEM since the project…

At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in September 2002, the U.S. Secretary of Education outlined the Bush Administration's ideas for education reform. This booklet contains the secretary's remarks. He focused on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, presenting several examples of the act in action. He also discussed additional…

Over the past decade, a new kind of entity has emerged in public education: the for-profit provider of education and management services. This is a report on a study of the effectiveness of the programs of three such companies-Edison Schools, Mosaica Education, and Chancellor Beacon Academies-operating in 10 charter schools in the District of…

Twenty outbreaks of foodborne illness in schools were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during 1997; however, only 8 cases were associated with food served in the school meal programs. Preliminary findings identified nine outbreaks in 1998, affecting an estimated 1,609 individuals. CDC notes that such outbreaks are…

The commission studied the establishment and effectiveness of district-wide school disciplinary policies and practices and developed a plan to address the growing concern of violence in the public schools. The following 11-point plan was presented, including key findings and recommendations: (1) adopting statewide student conduct and…

This guide to the "Documents on Documents Collection" describes 223 documents gathered during 1984-95. The collection consists of materials used in the administration of state documents depository programs, including: (1) bibliographies; (2) commentaries and letters; (3) depository contracts; (4) forms and form letters; (5) labels; (6)…

Land claims settlements, constitutional change, and economic and labor force opportunities reflect the emerging reality of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Northern children, youth, and adults need to position themselves to influence and take advantage of the emerging reality. Quality career development education, programs, and services play…

Since its establishment in 1960, the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has had responsibility for documenting Saudi administrative literature, the official publications of Saudi Arabia, and the literature of regional and international organizations through establishment of the Document Center in 1961. This paper…

This report documents a 3-year evaluation of Georgia's CrossRoads alternative education program. It focuses on the direct benefits to regular classrooms of removing disruptive students, the effectiveness of services rendered to those removed students, the success with which they are returned to the regular classroom, and the projected costs and…

Highlights of American work attitudes survey done by the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center for the Department of Labor. (AG)

Examines the importance of the new technologies and computerized data to the survival and flourishing of the GPO depository program. Included are views on microfiche, computer output microfilm, and comments on the role of the Joint Committee on Printing. Three references are provided. (RAA)

Describes a fast algorithm for comparing the lists of terms representing documents in automatic classification experiments. Complexity and running time for the algorithm are compared to other procedures, and a short algol-like routine is presented in the appendix. Eight references are included. (Author/BK)

The making of topographic maps is described as a sequence of the following steps: establishment of control, photogrammetry and field operations, annotation of photographs, stereoplatting, editing, preparation of color-separation plates, and printing. Precise standards are emphasized. (Author/SA)