AmeriCorps is composed of three programs, State and National; National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). The focus of this report is on the AmeriCorps State/National program. Education-related activities have been a priority for AmeriCorps' parent organization, the National Corporation for Public…

The author introduces twenty-six analyses, describes the method of analysis, includes a selection policy for this issue, and lists ten analysts. Each project, analyzed by the combined criteria of the CMAS and the NCSS Guidelines, is examined for background information, product characteristics, rationale and objectives, content, methodology,…

Provides opportunities for high school graduates to improve their own reading skills before entering the State University College at Buffalo by tutoring primary grade inner city children. (MS)

Describes a program to achieve permanent foster care placement for children. Program aspects include screening, placement, and removing barriers which prevent family restoration. After two years of operation, a 70 percent success rate is claimed for permanent placements, at an annual savings of approximately $100,000. (Author/DB)

Looks at evaluations of the program to frame a discussion of the troubled history of Head Start and its current favored position. (IRT)

Internal management development programs are effective especially for teaching management skills to women because of women's position on the learning curve. (Author)

The article discusses the rationale for mainstreaming handicapped children into preschool programs and describes some of the mainstreaming strategies used in the University of Oregon's Center on Human Development Preschool Program for mainstreaming handicapped children. (DLS)

Describes how some of the problems of evaluating noncollegiate educational programs have been circumvented by an Illinois evaluation team (Project for the Evaluation of Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction). (JH)

Provides a detailed description and evaluation of the French system of preschool nursery schools for children aged two to six. (SL)

Describes use of the public television program "Between the Lions" in one kindergarten classroom to help develop literacy skills. Reports that 75 to 85 percent of children were engaged by the program, with the most attentive children being those who understood some letter-sound connections and enjoyed trying to read along. Most of the…

The mission of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) is to ensure that all higher education students are exposed to cutting edge research in their classrooms, and that students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are actively engaged in relevant and authentic research in their chosen discipline. To…

The authors provide a selected review of mental health and educational concerns evident in U.S. middle schools and describes promising and important strategies to ameliorate the high rates of students with mental health and academic difficulties. Despite some promising and important strategies, service systems are fragmented, and comprehensive…