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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pickett, A. Dean; Thomas, Christopher – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2005
Thirty to forty years ago educators had at most the challenge of tape recorders and players and transistor radios to confront as electronic distractions in the classroom. Then pagers were introduced and became associated with drug trafficking and gang activity. Not long after, the first cellular phones were introduced and, when they became…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Use, Information Policy
Katsiyannis, Antonis; Zhang, Dalun; Hendricks, April – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2005
According to the U.S. Department of Education (2003), in 2002-03, the number of students with disabilities between the ages of 6 and 21 who were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 5,946,202. About 80% of students with disabilities were educated in general education and resource room settings. In contrast, only…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs