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Denes, Julie, Ed. – 1989
The New Haven Initiative for Excellence in Education is a private sector endeavor to support public schools in New Haven (Connecticut). The Initiative's premiere program is the Grants for Excellence program. Grants of up to $500 are available to teachers, administrators, and parents to fund special innovative teaching projects not normally funded…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBOCES Geneseo Migrant Center, Geneseo, NY. – 1993
This report profiles 16 successful programs currently serving migrant secondary students and out-of-school youth. Background information describes instructional and support-service strategies that have been effective in migrant programs. Strategies include advocacy, assisted studies, career development, counseling, credit accrual, distance…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Migrant Education
RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. – 1990
Chapter 1 is a program funded by the Federal Government to help children who are at a disadvantage in school. Parents have many questions about Chapter 1 programs. This brochure presents many of the questions that parents have asked over the years about how Chapter 1 works. Because every school district's Chapter 1 programs are different, the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Wyoming State Dept. of Education, Cheyenne. – 1985
Instructions for administrators of Wyoming summer educational programs serving preschool through high school migrant students include guidelines for career education, responsibilities of program components, and staff job descriptions. Funds management, operational instructions, salary determinants, evaluation and recordkeeping requirements, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Education
O'Connor, Patrick J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1985
This bulletin describes two exemplary mathematics programs in Oregon: the Math Lab at Mountain View Junior High School in Beaverton and the Academy Math Program at Jefferson High School in northeastern Portland. The Math Lab at Mountain View is a weekly supplemental unit that is integrated into general math and pre-algebra courses for seventh and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, Mathematics Curriculum
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
El Arco Iris is a supplementary pre-school program for Hispanic 4- and 5-year-old children and their parents. The Brownsville (Texas) Independent School District operates the program. Ninety-five percent of the kindergarten children in this district begin school speaking little or no English and median family incomes are among the lowest in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Television, English (Second Language)
Handel, Ruth D. – 1991
This manual reflects the experiences of participants in the Partnership for Family Reading a collaborative project between Montclair State College (New Jersey) and a group of Newark, New Jersey public schools, and is designed to serve as a guide to those who wish to start Family Reading Projects. In 1988, the Partnership for Family Reading began…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
