Part of the special section, EDUCATION IN THE GHETTO, prepared by Saturday Review and the Committee for Economic Development to explore the problems of the education of the disadvantaged.

Part of the Saturday Review Supplement, EDUCATION IN AMERICA, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

The general theme of the institute was to innovate learning environments through counseling activities, thus assisting inner city youth in reaching their potential. Staff and consultants, weaknesses of the institute, and observations and recommendations are included. (CG)

America is experiencing its most rapid change over, and it is necessary that this change be contained in a meaningful way. The main thrust of our recent changes has been in the direction of an erosion of belief in the American dream on the part of college students and ghetto residents. If the heart of the American experience is to be…

Teacher discussed the way of life in the ghetto and its effect on the teacher and student. (RK)

A passionate and persistent advocate for American inner-city children, Jonathan Kozol has spent most of his adult life teaching, speaking, and writing about the conditions and problems of urban youth. In this interview, Kozol discusses his commitment to children who live in the poorest inner-city neighborhoods. (Author/AEF)

The findings of this interview study, designed to minimize response bias of 92 ghetto youths entering a work training program, suggest that normal" drug use in the ghetto is more comparable to non-ghetto drug use than has previously been believed. (Author/JM)

Delivered as a speech to the Eastern Division MENC Meeting (Washington, D. C., February 3, 1969).

Address delivered at the annual convention of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, & Recreation (84th, Boston, April 13, 1969).

This report covers the first six months of the Los Angeles Public Library's federally funded project to extend library service to the disadvantaged. Section I covers the recruitment and training of staff members for the project, including monthly staff orientation meetings emphasizing technical and sensitivity training. Section II describes the…

The third of the Los Angeles Public Library's semi-annual reports on its federal project for the disadvantaged includes individual staff reports from the Central Region, Bookmobile Division, Lincoln Heights, Venice, The Display Artist, and a student worker. In these reports are discussions of (1) conditions and people in the communities served,…

In this six month period of the Los Angeles Public Library's project to extend service to the disadvantaged a full time public relations assistant was hired. Attempts were made to evaluate special activities and the Library Administration considered implications of the project for the Library's service program. This document includes reports from…

Tests a crucial assumption in the debate between those who advocate ghetto development and those who advocate ghetto dispersal: that the suburban jobs held by urban poverty-area residents are economically superior to the jobs held by those who both live and work in the poverty area. An analysis of data from the 1970 Census Employment Survey finds…