This report provides data on school districts in the nation's largest cities regarding decade-long national trends in teacher salaries, expenditures, and federal revenue, particularly compensatory education funding. These districts, which are working to close achievement gaps, enroll disproportionate and increasingly larger shares of low-income…

This evaluation report describes the implementation and results of the 1979-80 Transitional Class Program. Although the program no longer exists as a centrally-coordinated effort, it serves as a final summary of the program's two years of operation by comparing the results from one year (1978-1979) to the next (1979-1980), and provides guidance to…

Through the Title I/Impact Aid programs, special reading and math services were provided for 2,385 students in grades one through nine. Three levels of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests were used as objective pre and post test measures. Pupil activities in reading varied according to diagnosed needs, grade level, and demonstrated task mastery.…

Descriptive profiles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I/Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 programs are presented for each state and the District of Columbia. Where possible, comparisons are made between the 1979-80 school year and the most recent year for which data are available. States are ranked from highest…

Major characteristics of seven Title I and Impact Aid components implemented in New York City School District 29 in 1978-79 are described in this evaluation. The components are: (1) an elementary grade Reading Diagnostic Program; (2) a project to raise reading achievement in the intermediate schools; (3) an Early Childhood Center for students in…

The Summer Program objectives were to increase pupil competency by providing remedial and corrective instruction in reading and mathematics for children who were likely to be held back, needed strengthening in basic skills, or were one or more years below grade level in reading or math achievement. Eight elementary and junior high schools…

The New York City Public Schools Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment annually evaluates the PCEN Math Skills Program. Evaluation objectives were devised to avoid additional testing by using tests already in place in the High School Testing Program as evaluation instruments. Objectives are that at least 50 percent of full-year program…

This report consists of several tables which are intended to illustrate the impact that Title I has exerted on South Carolina schools and describes 23 Title I/Chapter 1 projects in operation in the State. The preliminary summary provides data for 1978-1982, delineating (for each year) funds allocated, number of students participating, participants…

An overview is provided of Colorado's participation in Chapter 1, the largest federally funded program designed to provide services to elementary and secondary students. Chapter 1 provides financial assistance to state and local education agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children who reside in areas with high…

Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act authorizes a federally funded compensatory program for several groups of educationally disadvantaged children. The legislation directs that priority educational needs of these children be identified and programs be designed to provide appropriate supplemental instruction. This report summarizes…

This document first provides an overall explanation of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 and then describes Arkansas' involvement in Chapter 1 services. The report reveals that there were 76,588 Arkansas students who received Chapter 1 services in fiscal year (FY) 92, which amounted to a 7 percent increase over the previous…

This report is designed to provide consistent reliable indicators to allow analysis of educational trends in each state over time and to provide high quality data to provide comparable information from state to state. The accessible indicator formats are designed for increased uses by a variety of audiences. The report contains two-page profiles…

The first section in this 31st annual report summarizes activities provided in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during fiscal year 1996. Title I authorizes federally funded programs that prioritize educational needs of several groups of educationally disadvantaged children and deliver appropriate supplemental…

The policy issues confronted by state governments in the area of early childhood programs are examined. Important points in decision making are the contents and financing of the programs and the trade-off between cost and quality. Three appendices include data sources, financial information, and policy options. (Author/VM)

Since 1969-70, the National Catholic Educational Association has published a statistical report on Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This year's report contains the core school enrollment and staffing data from the Association's database and includes data on Chapter 1 services, extended care programs, school boards of…