Outside awards are described as financial assistance provided to college students by private or public agencies, etc., for meeting educational expenses. The results of a research project aimed at identifying and understanding approaches to packaging outside awards in Indiana are reported. (MLW)

Describes the sixth Nebraska Videodisc Symposium (September 30-October 3, 1985). This convocation of interactive video programs and professionals included Nebraska Awards (Best Consumer Achievement, Best Educational Achievement, Best Data Bank Achievement, Best Industrial Training Achievement, Best Overall Achievement, Special Recognition);…

A self-nomination process is the key to a merit program in a Nebraska school system. An incentive award is distributed equally among teacher candidates who meet defined criteria in the areas of (1) student achievement, (2) candidate cooperation, (3) improving the profession, and (4) commitment to professional growth. (MLF)

Featured are 8 of the 17 exemplary staff development programs selected by the Advisory Panel of the National Center for the Improvement of Learning. Nine of the programs were featured in the February issue. (Author/DCS)

A writer and illustrator of children's books describes the creation of his prize winning work and cautions fellow artists that special care must be taken in printing and binding if their original illustrations are to be faithfully reproduced. (RBW)

Selected from the books of 1984 in the fiction, picture books, nonfiction, and poetry categories. (CRH)

Thirteen elementary school projects selected by the jury are featured in this section of the special issue. Descriptions are accompanied by photographs or drawings and some floor plans. (MLF)

Fourteen secondary school projects selected by the jury are featured in this section of the special issue. Descriptions are accompanied by photographs or drawings and some floor plans. (MLF)

Featured in this section of the special issue are 37 postsecondary projects selected by the jury. Descriptions, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans are included. (MLF)

Annotates 108 titles chosen by children as the best of 1984. (FL)

Describes a program for recognizing students who make a positive contribution to the school atmosphere. (FL)

Profiles of 100 top executive educators selected for their excellence in administering their schools by an independent panel of jurors. (MLF)

For busy library media specialists, booktalks are an easy way to tempt reluctant readers and guide frequent readers in finding what they want to read. This collection of over 150 booktalks based on the best-of-the-best award-winning books for grades 9-12, with many taken from the American Library Association and International Reading Association's…

This completely updated edition of a marketing manual for writers ages 8 to 18 provides over 150 listings of markets and contests that accept submissions from young writers. The manual's listings discuss the kind of material the organization wants, the editor's or sponsor's remarks and suggestions, what a writer can expect in the way of pay,…

This report on the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan covers participating countries of the British Commonwealth and provides statistics for the reporting years of April 1, 1993-March 31, 1994, April 1, 1994-March 31, 1995, and April 1, 1995-March 31, 1996. Trends noted in a brief narrative overview include: during April 1993-March 1996,…