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Direct linkLuschei, Thomas F.; Vega, Laura – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
The United States has long struggled with the challenge of educating children experiencing extreme disadvantage, including the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, English language learners, and foster children. In this article, we argue that solutions to this problem lie not to the east or west, but to the south. Specifically, we offer the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, English Language Learners, Foster Care
McEwen, Marcia J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
Act 101 funds provide special classes, counseling, and tutorial support for participating academically, economically, and culturally deprived college students. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Jones, J. L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Describes an extended school day program in the Dade County (Florida) schools that was tested on 4,000 Title I eligible elementary students. In all but one case, the pilot groups surpassed the achievement of children in regular Title I programs. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Johnson, William; Johnson, Annabel M.; Randolph, Joe; Schmitz, Mary Alice – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
The Texas Scholars Program, a joint business/education venture, is a low-cost program that motivates the "forgotten majority" (lower ranked students) to complete a rigorous academic curriculum preparing them for the labor market or postsecondary education. Since 1989, Eastman Chemical Company business leaders have been…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Minority Groups, Pilot Projects
