EDUCATION (ED)

                                                     (10.8 linear feet; boxes 1-27)

 

A primary subject category containing information pertaining to education and educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities) both public and private, including the require­ments, standards, training programs, facilities, staff and students.

 

Subject categories and sub-categories fully available for research are bolded. Closed categories and sub-categories have a simple phrase describing their contents.

 

                                    DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY FILE CODES

 

File Code                               Description

 

ED                                          Education   (9.6 ft.; boxes 1-24)

Among the topics covered in the main file code are the administration's policy toward bilingual edu­ca­tion, the role of education and religion, and concerns over declining educational standards.  This last topic includes reports created by the Nation­al Commission on Excellence in Education, the implementation of the commission's recommenda­tions, Adopt-a-School programs, and adult liter­acy programs.  This file code also encompasses the topics covered in the other secondary file codes.

 

ED001                                    Buildings - Grounds - Libraries - Facilities  

                                                (0.2 ft.; box 25)

Topics covered in this file code include public, private, and university libraries, school facili­ties, and equal access legislation.

 

ED002                                    Scholarships - Fellowships - Grants  

                                                (0.4 ft.; boxes 25-26)

Topics covered in this file code include private and government-sponsored grants, scholarships, and fellowships.  Included are the Presidential Schol­ars Program administered by the President's Com­mission on Presidential Scholars, and the Eureka College Reagan Scholars Program.

 

ED003                                    Teachers - Teaching Methods - Educational Programs   (0.4 ft.; boxes 26-27)

Topics covered in this category include teacher's concerns about education, merit pay and "Master Teacher" proposals; and teaching methods, particu­larly in math, science, and special education.