Statistical data on the status of state scholarship programs are presented. A history since 1969-70 of state funded need-based undergraduate scholarship/grant programs is reviewed briefly, followed by tables of dollars and number of awards by state. The awards are for state residents to attend either public or non-public colleges or universities.…

The growing use of financial awards to students regardless of demonstrated need has aroused much debate. Small private colleges with more limited curricular offerings in heavy competition for students are those using no-need awards most in an attempt to solve their problems of enrollment and academic stature. However, large public and private…

College presidents nominated students to receive the Robinson Student Humanitarian Achievement Award honoring their commitment to community service. The four winners, George Arnold Cuevas Antillon, Eileen Doyle, Diane Koucky, and Joseph O'Brien, are interviewed. (MLW)

A definition of excellence for campus activities and some methods for achieving it are offered. Eight standards to enhance the achievement of excellence are discussed including: institutional support, philosophy statement, theoretical base, professional staff, focus on student, high expectations, student involvement, and assessment and feedback.…

This final section of an eight-part series of computer literacy workshops for classroom teachers provides forms for monitoring students' computer progress and reporting to parents, tips on computer use, ready-to-reproduce badges for computer-achieving students, fun computer facts, and a list of free or inexpensive resources and materials. (MBR)

The 10 winners of the 1984 Secretary of Education's Awards for Outstanding Vocational Education Programs are listed. The article also describes the selection process, criteria used to select the awardees, and components of outstanding programs. Three winners of past years also are described. (CT)

A series of articles explores aspects of agricultural recordkeeping, such as preparing winning award applications, improving agricultural production, training teachers, motivating students, budgeting, securing financing, and managing income taxes. (SK)

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

Reports on monetary awards made by MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards to two colleges: West Hills Community College (WHCC), California; and Sinclair Community College (SCC), Ohio. The awards spotlight the singular role outstanding community colleges play in helping underserved youth and adults succeed in college and career.…

Children are naturally drawn to award-winning books. Those who work with children know that the appeal of these books often comes from the shiny gold, silver, or bronze seals affixed to the covers of these special books. Teachers and librarians, however, need to be aware of the fact that the Newbery and Caldecott, and lesser known awards, are…

This guide presents the Future Farmers of America (FFA) 2000 Model of Innovation award winners' projects. Chapters demonstrated abilities to identify goals and objectives, create a workable plan of action, attain and evaluate results, and identify items learned and ways to improve. Chapter 1 discusses the FFA National Chapter Award program that…

To meet the challenges of a rapidly-growing student population, a desire to increase student retention and success rates, a shortage of classroom space, and the need to maintain quality educational opportunities for students, the University of Central Florida (UCF) is strategically employing distributed learning. In three years, UCF has progressed…

This study attempted to (1) expand the dichotomous classification scheme typically used by educators and researchers to describe teaching incentives and (2) offer administrators and teachers an alternative framework within which to develop incentive systems. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers in Ohio rated 10 commonly instituted teaching…

A profile of Tony Aveni, the 1982 Professor of the Year, is presented. A popular teacher who has also played a central role in founding the discipline for archeoastronomy, he has organized three seminal conferences in the field and has been at the center of curriculum reform at Colgate University. (MLW)

Ranking American colleges, universities, and individual departments according to their academic quality is discussed. Six types of methodology used are identified: reputational rankings; faculty awards, honors, and prizes; citations in citation indexes; alumni achievements; scores of entering students on standardized tests; and institutional…