An AIA Honor Award was given for the Pembroke Dormitories at Brown University. The dormitories, said the jury, are an "outstanding example of weaving an institution into the urban fabric." (Author/MLF)

The long spinelike classroom and office building extending down the campus of Southern Illinois University is an example of how new construction can synthesize and organize an older environment. (Author/MLF)

Describes a successful program for granting recognition to students who excel at leadership. (IRT)

Describes the classroom and teaching method of Fred Carrington, the 1996 American Teacher of the Year in science, who was recognized for his ability to relate physics to everyday life. (JOW)

Describes 11 winning programs of the 1995 National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education (NCCSCE) outstanding program awards. Describes the winning programs from the international region and from the 10 NCCSCE regions. (AJL)

Winners of the Association of School Business Officials International's 1996 Awards for Excellence in Architectural Design include Perkins & Will, of Chicago, for designing the Fort Collins (CO) High School and Kingscott Associates, Inc., of Kalamazoo, for designing the Lincoln Consolidated Middle/High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Awards of…

Expresses disappointment in the book and publishing community for not giving an award each year to the best young adult book. Presents an annotated list of the author's own favorites for each year from 1964 to 1995. (TB)

Notes that "Reading Rainbow"'s third annual contest for young writers and illustrators will be held from January-April 1997; it is administered primarily through local PBS stations which hold their own contests and submit winners to "Reading Rainbow." States that children in grades K-3 should submit a story and at least five…

Winners of the 1989 Architectural Exhibition sponsored annually by the ASBO International's School Facilities Research Committee include the Brevard Performing Arts Center (Melbourne, Florida), the Capital High School (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Gage Elementary School (Rochester, Minnesota), the Lakewood (Ohio) High School Natatorium, and three other…

A study explored the occupational aspirations of 300 (of 503) students with high levels of participation in Future Farmers of America's (FFA) Computers in Agriculture (CIA), Proficiency Award (PA), and Prepared and Extemporaneous Speaking (PES) contests. CIA and PES winners aspired to professional occupations more than PA winners. PES winners…

The staff at Emerson School in Rosemead, California, believe the keys to parent involvement are appropriate recognition and constant communication concerning students' positive achievements, through phone calls and letters of praise in several different languages. (MLH)

Describes the author's experiences as an editor of children's books. Some of the fundamentals of juvenile nonfiction are summarized, and several books from the 1960s, '70s and '80s are mentioned. Recognition of nonfiction works by children's book award committees is also discussed. (MES)

National Principal of the Year Program, sponsored by NASSP and MetLife, recognizes outstanding school administrators willing to take risks to improve student learning, cooperate with teachers, nurture positive school climate, involve school community in creative change. Ann Blakeney Clark, 1994 National Principal of the Year, is profiled and…

Overhead cost rates reimburse universities for indirect expenses of faculty research but raise cost to agencies supporting research. Study examines a sample of U.S. universities between 1984 and 1988; 1% increase in indirect cost rate led to a decrease in number and amount of awards amounting to about 0.5% for National Science foundation awards…

Discusses the concept of multiculturalism and its relationship to literature for children and young adults. Specific issues in multicultural children's literature are examined, including exclusivity, stereotyping, and availability of resources; responses to the need for multicultural literature are described; and multicultural children's…