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Download full textSweet, David – 1991
This paper presents arguments for changing a portion of current federal policy for evaluating Chapter 1 grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Chapter 1, part of the federal Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), provides funds to schools and districts to improve education for economically disadvantaged students. The paper advocates that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Course Content, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedKlees, Steven J. – Comparative Education Review, 1984
Mateen Thobani's proposal to fund public education in Malawi through increased tuition fees applies inappropriate analytical techniques and fails to address a complex set of political, social, cultural, and economic issues. Policy formulation should stress a basis for dialog instead of pretending neoclassical economic analyses can provide answers.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Discussion
Palmer, John L. – 1988
After progress towards achieving major income security goals during the 1960s and 1970s, economic slowdown and public reaction against "the welfare state" have curtailed direct intervention by the federal government for these purposes. Absolute poverty and welfare dependency have increased in the 1980s, especially among the young. Major…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Age Differences, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
