This book gives a brief history of education in Romania over the last decade. The text is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides a background report, whereas part 2 presents the results of an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development review team's analysis of recent trends and reform initiatives. The first section describes the…

Noting that teaching reading is one of the Bush Administration's top domestic priorities, this pamphlet introduces the Ready to Read, Ready to Learn education initiative of First Lady Laura Bush. The goals of the initiative are to ensure that all young children are ready to read and learn when they enter their first classroom, and to ensure that…

In the late 1980s, when few Canadian citizens had Internet access, federal departments and agencies in Canada were already preparing for the future by putting information and documentation online. This paper outlines several government-sponsored programs--SchoolNet, the Canadian Investment Fund, Community Access Program, Canada Foundation for…

This document provides guidelines for Idaho libraries applying for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants for fiscal year (FY) 2000. The following sections are included: (1) competitive grant timeline; (2) the LSTA of 1996; (3) LSTA purposes; (4) preferred future for Idaho libraries; (5) who can apply for LSTA grant funds; (6)…

This document provides guidelines for Idaho libraries applying for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants for fiscal year (FY) 1999. The following sections are included: (1) competitive grant timeline; (2) Idaho State Library Development Division staff; (3) preferred future for Idaho libraries; (4) description of the LSTA subgrant…

These twelve issues (3 years) of the newsletter of the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) present articles summarizing outcomes of National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) research projects. Articles from Volume 1 include: "What Are the True Outcomes of Research"; "Self…

The testimony highlights: (1) the number of agencies and programs they administer that support teacher training, along with general characteristics of these programs and (2) funding provided by these programs. The testimony addresses challenges posed by the number and diversity of programs in determining whether they are achieving desired…

This report reviews the status of federal programs for children with exceptionalities in the context of the major changes resulting from the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). An analysis by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) notes the effectiveness of the Act, failure of the federal government to meet…

Reviews the origin and nature of the conflict over limited program resources and the resulting tendency of each minority group to seek separatist solutions to its problems; the confluence of political and social circumstances in the sixties disintegrated common aspirations and goals in crosscurrents of individual group demands. (Author/JM)

The article has endeavored to set forth the many legal and practical considerations which face American Indian communities as they move toward increased control of their own education. (FF)

School administrators are alerted to investigate the potentials of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration which could help districts reduce juvenile delinquency, combat drug abuse, control disturbances, and help the student headed for trouble. Provides information on how and where to apply for funding. (Author/JN)

Discusses the practice of real-estate agents of steering'' minority families to particular neighborhoods when buying homes, and the programs the Department of Housing and Urban Development have undertaken to eliminate that practice. (JM)

Discusses the role of the federal, state, and local governments in providing day care services. Specific programs in Mississippi and California are cited. (DS)