Describes the award-winning design of 43 specialized educational facilities. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

Describes the award-winning renovation of 29 educational facilities. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

Describes the design of 23 ongoing school building projects. Includes construction details and photographs. (EV)

The article explores theoretical and practical factors that support or challenge the effectiveness of various awards programs intended to motivate improvement in youth fitness, motivate youth to take fitness tests, and encourage active lifestyles. (Author/CB)

The Charles A. Dana Foundation is trying to bring attention to innovations that improve the quality of undergraduate education and those that prevent disease and promote health. It is especially interested in ideas that can be copied on other campuses or in other communities or medical institutes. (MLW)

Discusses the National Network for Artist Placement (NNAP), supported by the California Institute of the Arts, which was awarded Outstanding Organization of the Year for 1987 by the College Placement Council. Describes NNAP, whose purpose is to promote the effective preparation of visual, performing, and literary artists in the launching and…

Descriptions and photographs of 12 outstanding school facilities that were honored in the Association of School Business Officials's 1994 Architectural Exhibition. (MLF)

Interviews with 11 award-winning secondary marketing teachers showed that successful teachers strive to fulfill teacher-coordinator responsibilities, are enthusiastic and industrious, are professionally committed, assume leadership roles in the field, participate in self-improvement, are caring and student centered, and work most effectively with…

Too many leaders depend on the organization's formal processes to recognize people who have given outstanding performance or served beyond duty's call. One superintendent honors superlative staff accomplishments (or endurance of tough circumstances) by designing personalized awards for presentation at board meetings or other public functions. (MLH)

The first of two articles on book awards for children's literature lists major awards for 1994, including the Newbery Award, the Caldecott Award, the Coretta Scott King Awards for author and illustrator, and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award. The second article lists, by state, children's and young adult books chosen by children to receive awards.…

Discusses rewards and performance incentives for employees, including types of rewards; how rewards help in managing; dysfunctional awards; selecting the right reward; how to find rewards that fit; and delivering rewards effectively. Examples are included. (three references) (LRW)

Highlights projects and statistics of the Association of School Business Officials' Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by Schools Program. (MLF)

Four articles provide overviews of as many library association conferences, i.e., the American Library Association (ALA), Canadian Library Association (CLA), Medical Library Association (MLA), and Special Library Association (SLA). Highlights include budget concerns; honors and awards; social, national, and international issues; and changes in the…

Presents award-winning examples of new school designs for K-12 schools. Describes the architectural design and lists information about the architectural firms, members of the design team, and project data. (GR)

The chair of the 1998 Caldecott Award Selection Committee discusses the two-year process of choosing the winning picture book. Describes aspects of the 1998 Honor Books and the Caldecott Medal Winner that make each distinguished in its own way. (AEF)