A study of Negro and white junior college students supported the conclusion that special programs and teaching strategies should be geared to the particular needs of disadvantaged students. (MS)

THE FORD FOUNDATION PROJECTS INCLUDE--THE PREPARATION OF READING MATERIALS FOR NONENGLISH SPEAKING BILINGUAL PUPILS ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE, THE REVISION OF "FRIES AMERICAN ENGLISH SERIES" FOR NONENGLISH SPEAKING BILINGUAL PUPILS WHO CAN READ AND WRITE IN THEIR OWN VERNACULAR, THE PREPARATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL FOR BILINGUAL…

This second annual report by the Florida State Department of Education provides brief project descriptions of innovative programs for curricular change in schools. The listing is compiled on the basis of answers to a questionnaire. Part I of the listing is arranged by subject, with a breakdown by elementary, junior high, and senior high school,…

This draft document presents an analysis of all major educational reform proposals before the Illinois General Assembly, assessing the costs of implementation and what benefits might be expected for the funding levels contained in the proposals themselves. The 18 areas examined are (1) student testing; (2) student retention/remediation; (3)…