Offers brief annotations of six original collections of poetry and seven poetry anthologies that make poetry come alive and that teachers will want on their bookshelves. (SR)

A study evaluated effects of providing sampling opportunities on preference development of two adults with severe disabilities. Opportunities for sampling drink items were presented, followed by choice opportunities for selections at the sampling site and a non-sampling site. Participants developed a definite response consistency in selections at…

Describes how Ohio State University "taxes" all of its departments in order to award cash that provides a chosen few departments the means to reach top-ranked status. The university uses a well-publicized competition among departments, with professors choosing the winners. (EV)

Membership in the National Academy of Sciences carries great prestige and the chance to advise Congress. This article discusses critics' questioning of why so few female and minority scholars are let in. (EV)

Describes how the Gates Millennium Scholars program uses nontraditional criteria to award grants to low-income minority students. Profiles the first three recipients. (EV)

Recognizes that there are many complex factors that influence a book's appropriateness for a particular reader. Lists 28 books giving a general age level recommendation for each. Notes books that are about special days at school, learning and growing through school experiences, and peer and teacher interactions in the school community. (SG)

Offers principals advice in two broad areas when it comes to hiring school counselors: understanding the changing role of the school counselor, and employing up-to-date selection criteria and methods. (RS)

Points out the rich variety of poetry for teenagers available today, and suggests reasons why teenagers might have a difficult time finding it. Appends a list of more than 120 collections of poetry, arranged in categories. (SR)

British secondary students (n=342) revealed largely stereotypical views of school subjects. Such views were associated with sex stereotyped attitudes toward occupations and roles. Boys showed much more bias in subject choices, and those choosing "masculine" subjects were more likely to support traditional sex roles. (SK)

Presents brief annotations of 46 illustrated children's books on cycles: daily cycles, seasonal cycles, life cycles, generations, and cycles in text. (SR)

Offers brief annotations of 38 children's books that offer promises for a new tomorrow, reveal fantastic dreams, resound with the individual voices of characters, encourage readers' own personal voices to be heard, and portray people who followed their dreams. (SR)

This primer on authoring tools for training provides tips on selecting software, questions to assess whether to use it, and a directory of companies selling multimedia authoring products. (SK)

Presents brief annotations of 39 children's books, for children ages 3 to 10 and up, which all invite conversation. (SR)

Replicates previous research on Hispanic intermarriage using 1991 marriage records from New York (New York), focusing on trends in marital assimilation among Puerto Ricans and the non-Puerto Rican Hispanic population. Considerable intermarriage among Hispanics of different national origins is characteristic of all Hispanics in New York. (SLD)

Presents brief descriptions of 32 children's books (published in 1999) that promote discussion of compelling characters, concerns of children, familiar stories, text and illustration with others, and tough choices. (SR)