Research assesses the attitudinal factors that characterize outstanding first-year elementary and secondary school teachers as nominated by their superintendents and judged for the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) by a panel of experts selected by the American Association of School Administrators. Sallie Mae nomination forms…

Examples of successful, innovative business-education partnerships are described. Contents include historical background, state-level studies, initiation and implementation, model Oregon programs, and future trends of partnerships. A conclusion is that partnerships are necessary to meet the challenges presented by rapid social change, demands for…

Information on the General Accounting Office's (GAO) analysis of Pell Grant recipients during the 1986-87 school year is presented. Following an introductory letter, Appendix I looks at profile characteristics of Pell Grant recipients during that year. Findings show that: most were full time, first year, and independent; the majority had little or…

Presented are four award-winning projects from the 1983 American College Testing Program (ACT)/National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) competition for innovations in continuing education. The projects are categorized according to educational audience. In the category of instruction "Seminars, Courses, and Workshops for…

Achievements of the Building Our American Communities Program (BOAC), initiated in 1971 to provide a vehicle for Future Farmers of America members to make direct contributions to their communities and to practice good citizenship and develop leadership skills, are summarized in this 1985 annual report. the report begins with messages from…

A study was conducted to determine the types of recognition activities that are valued by students and compare their responses with teachers' perceptions of how youth want to be recognized. It was anticipated that the findings of the study could be used to help home economics teachers and their students plan classroom and youth organization…

Mitchell/Giurgola Associates, recipients of the 1976 Architectural Firm Award of the American Institute of Architects, designed a high school for a student capacity of 2,100. (MLF)

Regression discontinuity analysis was used to test the effects of dean's list on student performance in subsequent terms, indicating that dean's list earned early in the academic year helps to maintain the quality of students' academic work but does not affect the amount of work they undertake. (Author/BW)

Presents the history, advantages, and requirements of the Association of School Business Officials' Certificate of Excellence Program. Receiving a Certificate of Excellence provides evidence of the integrity and technical competence of a school system's fiscal administration to the board members and superintendent. (MLF)

An interview with Theodore Cavins traces his 50 year career in organized camping, emphasizing changes over the years in camping values and program content. Touches on Cavin's contributions as president of the American Camping Association and director of Camp Mishawaka, his mentors, and his beliefs about camping. (JHZ)

Presents detailed look at University of Michigan Law, Folger Shakespeare, Vail Public, San Francisco University High School, and New York University Graduate School of Business Libraries, winners of 11th Library Buildings Award Program which included two renovations, two additions, and one new facility. Other notable library design projects are…

A relationship was found between a surgery clerk's chances of receiving an honor rating and level of student advocacy, number of completed patient interview and physical examination write-ups, and examination scores. Several less relevant variables had no relationship with honor ratings, lending support to the faculty forum evaluation approach.…

Jefferson Medalist John Hope Franklin has cultivated a lifetime of achievement in teaching, scholarship, and civil rights. The medal honors a college graduate who has made extraordinary contributions to American society. (MLW)

Three school recognition and award programs are described and contrasted: the Ford Program, the Secretary of Education's Program, and the For Character Program in Chicago. The general implications of the award approach as an incentive system for innovation are considered. (BW)

The last section of projects, specialized facilities, included in this special issue, contains descriptions, photographs or drawings, and some floor plans for four school additions, a specially equipped auditorium for a school for the deaf, and a facility housing all grades under one roof. (MLF)