This document contains five quarterly issues of The News, published Summer 1999 through Summer 2000 by the Community College League of California. The following items are contained in this document: "Grant Writing Success Depends on Resources, Information and Staff,""College Theaters Perform Balancing Act with Community,…

This document contains two issues of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology (ERIC/IT) serial publication, "Update." Each issue includes feature articles; ERIC/IT News; information about new books published in cooperation with ERIC/IT; abstracts of new ERIC Digests, with links to full-text versions of the Digests; a…

Articles are presented on technology assessment and activities as proposed by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Enginering. (DF)

This study sought to determine the format and feature preferences of readers of an agricultural education newsletter. Results showed the newsletter was well-read and easy to read; that a 4-6 page monthly format was desirable; and that it was an effective communications medium. (SK)

A college class newsletter project was undertaken by senior undergraduates teaching language arts in an elementary school. The purpose was to introduce the idea that teaching is a community-wide endeavor. They planned and wrote newsletters about the program to parents and others in the community. (JOW)

Evaluated an age-paced child-rearing newsletter provided to parents (n=297) of infants. Respondents rated the newsletter as more useful than other sources of child-rearing information, including physicians and nurses, relatives, and other printed materials. In 70 percent of households, two or more people read the newsletter. (ABL)

This supplement/newsletter contains booktalks, news, and other information of interest to librarians and adult readers. This issue includes reviews of fiction and nonfiction books for adults; an article, "How I Turned into a Booktalker--Overnight!" by Kaite Mediatore; and a new feature, "Talking with the Talkers," which focuses…

For Frank Matthews, publisher and editor in chief of "Black Issues In Higher Education," and Bill Cox, president and CEO, the journey from "Black Issues" to "DIVERSE" began more than 20 years ago--with an idealism informed by both men's roots in the civil rights movement. Matthews was active in the Fairfax, Virginia, chapter of the NAACP, along…

An electronic newsletter, or "eNewsletter" for short, is a cost-effective informational publication typically distributed weekly or monthly using e-mail. If properly implemented, it can become an effective customer service tool, providing an opportunity to share information with children, parents, and families. It can also serve as a powerful…

This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Pushing for Change (Jon Steinberg); (2) Putting the GED to Work (Jill Poklemba); (3) Community Education Pathways…

The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Why Do I Have to Learn This?; (2) 2008 NDPN Crystal Star Winners; (3) Effective Freshman Transition for School Improvement (David Livingston, John Greene, and Lindy Stahlman); (4)…

Describes a course at the University of Toledo in which journalism students learn the newsletter publishing business. (RB)

Notes on topics such as kindergarten demonstration classes conducted in a shopping center and the use of nameless and addressless mailings. (JF)