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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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Immerwahr, John – Public Agenda, 2004
To examine some of the impacts of changes on public attitudes, this document highlights a small-scale survey that included 16 substantive questions. It was conducted in October 2003 and included 801 adult respondents. Several respondents were called back for more in-depth discussions of the views they had expressed in the surveys. Public opinion…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Educational Trends
Duffett, Ann; Johnson, Jean; Farkas, Steve; Kung, Susanna; Ott, Amber – Public Agenda, 2004
There is compelling evidence that organized, structured activities during the out-of-school hours play a valuable and a highly valued role in the lives of the nation's young people, but low-income and minority families are far more likely to be dissatisfied with the quality, affordability and availability of options in their communities. This…
Descriptors: Play, After School Programs, Surveys, Parent Attitudes