Initiates a new state emphasis for the column by highlighting recent public library programs and services for adults in Florida. Music, photography, and women's programs offered by the Leon County Public Library are described in more detail. (JD)

The development of a group therapy program for the treatment and prevention of alcoholism on a college campus is described. (JD)

Describes an open-plan school with an open curriculum that has had success in academics and in winning the support of parents. (IRT)

Describes a program in which both handicapped and nonhandicapped children learn and grow through their mutual interaction. (MP)

The author describes the activities and achievements of two federally funded projects for gifted and talented education in California. (CL)

Three programs for gifted students are described: a 2-week publication arts project; a summer science enrichment program; and a consortium. Note: Article includes: "Risks and Results: A Summer Program on Publication Arts" (Neil Daniel); "Summer Science Program at Appalachian State University" (John Tashner, Richard Stahl, and Debby Carr);…

The NIH-EPA Chemical Information System (CIS) provides facilities useful for the characterization and identification of chemical substances in industrial, academic, regulatory, and emergency response environments. It is comprised of a variety of data bases, retrieval programs, and related processing and display programs with on-line interactive…

In a course on emergency services, students learn how to make proper use of emergency vehicle services and realize the importance of facilitating the work of these services. (PBS)

The authors describe the REACH Beyond Tolerance program, a schoolwide model for teaching children tolerance, and they argue that most current school curricula do not prepare students to operate effectively within an ethnically and culturally diverse world. (Contains 27 references and 1 appendix.) (Author)

Discusses how, fueled by the war on terrorism, Congress has awarded a record $1.8 billion in academic earmarks in the 2002 fiscal year. Profiles several recipient programs and includes a campus-by-campus list of projects. (EV)

Service learning has focused on elementary-secondary and higher education, but not older adults due to a lack of adult education program experience, resources, or interest. Programs such as Elderhostel, Senior Service Corps, Institutes for Learning in Retirement, and Life Options Centers show how elders can benefit from service learning. (Contains…

Describes the "Take It or Leave It" (now the "Give It Up") program at the University of South Carolina, in which the materials generated by students moving out of campus housing for the summer, rather than being disposed of as trash, are collected and recycled or donated to local charities. (EV)

Describes the Big Math for Little Kids pre-kindergarten and kindergarten mathematics program. (Author/NB)

Discusses the basic features of the Building Blocks preschool mathematics curriculum including the research on which it was based, activities, and field-test results. (Author/NB)

Describes the SUNY Colleges in the North Country Consortium, which comprises nine higher education institutions committed to working collaboratively and in concert with an Army Education Center at Fort Drum. The consortium provides educational services to active-duty military and their spouses. (EV)