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,…

Chile has introduced a system of merit awards to schools called the National System to Evaluate School Performance (SNED). This paper provides information on the characteristics of the SNED approach to providing incentives to improve the quality of education. Key features of the SNED system are as follows: Awards go to school establishments, not…

The Progressive Architecture Awards Jury included applied research for the first time this year. In the category of "designs of specific projects" a citation was given for data gathering and data analysis involving participatory planning and charrettes to develop a longrange school building program. (Author/MF)

The presentation of the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education to Sherman M. Mellinkoff and the AAMC Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences to J. Michael Bishop is described. (MLW)

In 1980, imaginative and innovative approaches to reducing the impact of the energy problem gained 12 colleges and universities certificates of achievement issued by the Academy for Educational Development and awards of $10,000 each from the Atlantic Richfield Foundation. Brief descriptions of the award-winning ideas are given. (Author/MLW)

Indicates that prizewinning school publications differ from good publications in having three qualities: wide-ranging content reflecting organized, creative approaches to coverage; intelligence and sensitivity in content; and thoughtful design. Includes illustrations from prizewinners. (TJ)

Presents a report of the 27th Annual Convention of the National Science Teachers Association which was held in Atlanta, Georgia in March, 1979. A selection of the convention highlights and the names of distinguished science educators who received special awards are also included. (HM)

Capitation grant money and how it has been used for pharmaceutical education is examined briefly, with emphasis on the role to be played by faculty members when the funds are no longer available. (LBH)

The Grolier Award honors librarians who make unusual contributions "to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young people." An interview with the 1997 winner covers client trust, special literature programs, sharing versus testing, parental involvement, gender differences in reading, library environment, librarian as…

School library media specialists recommend quality Web sites to children based on evaluations and Web awards. This article examines three types of Web awards and who grants them, suggests ways to determine their reliability, and discusses specific award sites. Includes a bibliography of Web sites. (PEN)

Presents a detailed list of awards for elementary and secondary school facility designs across the United States. Awardees include entire new facilities, additions, new construction, renovations, and projects in progress. Each entry contains name and location of the school, design architects, and a description of the facility. (GR)

This fourth annual special supplement recognizes outstanding architecture and design in K-12 schools and college facilities. Each entry contains photographs, a text description, and summarized project data. Most also include floor plans. Architect and manufacturer indexes complete the supplement. (EV)

Describes the urban playground redesign and the high school with flexible classroom space that were named Grand Prize Winners of the 2003 "Learning by Design" contest. Also describes the elementary school in an economically depressed area and the renovation of a 1912 high school chosen as Citation Winners. (EV)

J. W. Carmichael, Jr., the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 1990 National Professor of the Year, is profiled. Carmichael is a professor of general chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana whose unorthodox style, curriculum development, and role as a mentor for premedical students have earned respect among students and the…