This issue of ERCMExpress alerts readers of the All-Hazard NOAA weather radio (NWR) network upgrade. In 2004, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collaborated to enable DHS to disseminate homeland security-related information over the NWR network. DHS's goal was to produce an…

The Assistant Secretary for Education defends the reason for and the role of career education in the United States, and reports on the activities of federally-sponsored career education programs during Fiscal Year 1972. (KM)

Comments from doctors and other professionals concerning the effects of proposed guidelines for the regulation of methadone distribution are reported. (AL)

Comprehensive planning, construction management, phased design/construction, systems building, and value analysis are techniques being implemented by architect/engineers. (Author)

The addition of new residential manpower and support centers has made the Job Corps more flexible, by keeping trainees in their home areas and preparing them to work there. (BH)

A brief outline of Federal Plans for educational reforms. (RA)

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

Reports results of a survey of National Repository Projects, Completed State Projects, and State Projects currently in progress under the aegis of the National Endowment for the Humanities' U.S. Newspaper Program. Data on preservation microfilming and comments on individual projects are included. Lists of projects and funding amounts are appended.…

Discusses coordination, similarities, and differences among the Job Training Partnership Act, adult education, and vocational education. Highlights Illinois' approach to increasing joint planning and coordination among these three federal programs. (JOW)

"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) Fifth Anniversary for "No Child Left Behind"; (2) Empowering Parents: Response Soars for Supplemental…

America's Promise Alliance recommends that all sectors of society work together to ensure all young people have a 21st century education in which service-learning and civic involvement are components. This policy/practice brief explores service-learning as a place-based family-strengthening strategy that develops the capacity of youth as a core…

Effective evidence-based action requires getting the right data into the right hands at the right time to help make decisions. The Data Quality Campaign (2011) has provided suggestions to state education agencies for effectively using data within state longitudinal data systems. One suggestion is to identify "the variety of ways available…

In this testimony, Dr. Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert talks on behalf of the National Indian Education Association with regard to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and challenges facing BIE schools in improving student achievement. Founded in 1969, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is the largest organization in the nation dedicated…

Transformation of education into an evidence-based field is a task that will require involvement of federal and state policymakers, local education leaders, administrators, teachers, and parents. Over the past 6 years, a new direction has been set for education research. This report presents the National Board for Education Sciences' evaluation of…