The statistics presented in this report reflect the new formula introduced by the New Jersey State Board of Education for calculating student eligibility and funding school districts to operate supplemental State compensatory education programs. Tables provided show 1976-1977 and 1978-1979 compensatory fund allocations for twenty-eight school…

This study examines a number of questions surrounding the distribution of Title I aid and state compensatory education aid. The extent to which the two types of aid are complementary and their effect on the equalizing thrust of the state general aid are also examined. There are four major states that are studied: Florida, New Jersey, New York, and…

Investigated attitudes of Afro-American students in special-admission programs at Temple University in Philadelphia and Glassboro State College in southern New Jersey towards Black Students, Professors, Name of Institution, Afro-American Courses, White Students, and Me-Myself. (Author/JM)

As a state and national model for a basic skills curriculum for Kindergarten through grade 12 students, Coordination Learning Integration--Middlesex Basics (Project CLIMB) is described. The unified system was developed by teachers with administrative support to accomodate all students' reading and mathematics needs. Project CLIMB's development and…

The recommendation is made that Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I data should be subjected to quality control procedures at local, state, and national levels. An industrial quality control model may provide a useful approach, particularly at the state level. A brief description of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System is given,…

This article notes some of the criticisms of government-funded compensatory education programs found in two recent reports: the Rand Report on Federal Programs and the Meissner Report on the status of New Jersey's state-funded remedial programs. (SJL)

This pamphlet was designed to answer questions frequently asked about the participation of migrant children in the Title I/Migrant Education Program in New Jersey. It discusses local school districts' strategies for identifying migrant students and how migrant children are defined. The pamphlet also covers: (1) employment considered temporary or…

To clarify the New Jersey State Department of Education's compensatory education requirements, the Instruction Committee of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) submitted a list of 12 questions to the Department's Office of Compensatory Education. This article contains the Department's answers to 7 questions and the Instruction Committee's…

In this report, revisions made by the New Jersey State Board of Education to its administrative code in order to implement provisions of the law providing an additional cost factor for the state compensatory education fund are described. Methods utilized by Federal and State governments for targeting resources are discussed. including…

This handbook provides guidelines for the evaluation of compensatory and bilingual education programs in New Jersey. Each local education agency (LEA) is required to complete an annual evaluation of previous year program information for basic skills programs funded totally or in part by state and federal resources. Bilingual and…

The status of New Jersey school districts' evaluation and reporting network of compensatory education programs is surveyed. The procedures involved in the analysis are explained, and the results are interpreted. The reported analyses compared actual student growth to growth that could be expected without Basic Skills Improvement (BSI) program…

The purpose of this report is to examine the need for integration of various basic skills resources. The report concentrates on the comparison of data in the areas of policy, program integration, attitude and planning, student achievement, and cost effectiveness of the categorically-funded programs. Federal and local studies on compensatory…

This report has a descriptive and evaluative delineation of those programs which have been (or are being) developed for Puerto Rican students in the public schools of Jersey City. The data of the report have been gathered in those schools with large Puerto Rican constituencies, and have been cast in the perspectives afforded by discussions with…

The Basic Skills Program Improvement Process (BSPIP) is a peer review opportunity offered to New Jersey School districts by the Division of Compensatory/Bilingual Education of the New Jersey State Department of Education. BSPIP is a project designed to encourage school personnel to examine the quality of their compensatory basic skills programs…

A consortium of seven urban districts in New Jersey was formed to provide a basis for cooperation between local districts, the regional Educational Improvement Centers, and the Urban Education Observatory in developing school improvement strategies. The consortium is organized into various levels of people (assistant superintendents, vice…