The current study replicates work of Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast and Islands. It describes dropout prevention programs in nine Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) school districts serving communities with populations of 24,742-107,250 (as of July 2008). All nine…

This directory is a revised listing of projects funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education. It includes the addresses, telephone numbers, mission statements, major activities, key staff, and OERI liaison of the 9 regional educational laboratories, the 19 national research and development…

A brief description of instructional objectives and the Instructional Objectives Exchange. (RA)

Information about the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics (CLL), part of the federal ERIC education network and database that is housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics, is offered. Ways to find ERIC/CLL documents and access the ERIC database are outlined. (LB)

The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 require that students with disabilities be included in statewide assessments and general education accountability systems, thereby placing increased demands on special education teachers. At issue is how new teachers are prepared to respond to…

This guide lists directory information on the following library instruction resources: (1) national, regional, state, and specialized clearinghouses; (2) regional and state directories/handbooks of library Instruction programs; (3) national and state newsletters; (4) national, regional, state, and specialized columns/clearinghouse newsletters; and…

Databases and clearinghouses useful in education are described in this publication. Section one, "Databases," contains one-page summaries of 54 databases of interest to educators, covering a variety of subjects, such as energy and environmental education, psychology, funding sources, language, special education, art, child abuse and neglect, and…

Opinions from five university librarians are favorable with respect to clearinghouses for library instruction. The usefulness and supportive aspects are presented. (JAB)

A look at the new concern in education with futurism. (AK)

Highlights of the 2006 Annual Report include: (1) Program outreach to more than half a million teachers in all 50 states and 50 countries outside of the U.S. via distance-learning tools to provide teachers in some of the poorest and most remote regions of the world with up-to-date materials and training; (2) Advisors to the board of the National…

This article is meant to summarize development in the field of computer-aided research in early German. (Author/RK)

Two issues of "Now Available" are followed by one issue of "ERIC the Read." These newsletters, produced by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology during 1973, contain announcements and short articles. Clearinghouse publications, recent acquisitions, and new media…

This annotated bibliography of ERIC clearinghouse and support contractor publications covers 248 documents announced in RIE (Resources in Education) from January through December 1999. The format and arrangement of citations in this bibliography conform to that in the original announcement in RIE. Citations are arranged by clearinghouse, and…