Before it even opened, Sam Houston Junior High School won awards for an innovative concept and design in the field of school architecture. (Author/MLF)

Each year the Newbery and Caldecott Medals are awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's books published the previous year. This 2001 edition of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards guide celebrates the latest medal and honor books along with all those that came before. The first chapter presents the…

This report presents data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2002 data collection, which included institutional characteristics data for the 2002-2003 academic year and completions data covering the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. Participation in IPEDS was a requirement for institutions that…

The Comprehensive Program is the primary grant component of the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The Comprehensive Program supports innovative educational improvement projects that respond to problems of national significance. Proposals may be submitted by a variety of institutions and…

Distance education has flourished for more than 125 years in America and long before that in Europe. Since distance education?s beginning, well over 135 million men and women have studied by distance education. To recognize the achievements of the millions who study at a distance today, the Distance Education and Training Council conducts an…

Presents summaries of the research studies winning the Albert J. Harris Award, the Elva Knight Research Grants Award, and the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award at the 1983 convention of the International Reading Association. (FL)

The Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership involves local community groups and schools in the selection of student award winners, who are then judged in a statewide contest by business and industry representatives. The program provides an organized structure for continuous cooperation and communication between vocational education and the…

Honors Bill Moyers as the 1982 recipient of the American Society of Journalism Administrators Citation of Merit. (HOD)

Describes the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Awards in Arts Education which awards up to $10,000 to public schools that operate effective, high-quality arts programs. (JOW)

A restoration/addition that preserves traditional New England architecture, a sleek vocational-technical college on the prairie, and two energy efficient masonry buildings were selected as winners in the 1981 American School & University Design Awards competition. (Author/MLF)

In ComputerTown, USA!, a corner of the children's section at the Menlo Park Public Library, children and adults are trained to use microcomputers. This is one of the top five winners in American Libraries' competition to identify innovative library programs. (LLS)

The winner of the 1981 John Newbery Medal discusses her efforts in writing the award winning children's book, "Jacob Have I Loved." (AEA)

Recipient of an architectural design citation from the 28th Progressive Architecture Awards is the fifth renovation and addition to a New Jersey school that has grown in increments from eight rooms. (Author/MLF)

Offers comments from the judges of a high school newspaper writing contest, who point to problems in student writing and to student problems in distinguishing between news stories, features, and editorials. (GT)

Describes six award-winning yearbooks from five high schools and a college. Explains how each yearbook is organized and why each is deserving of an award. (TJ)