The Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO's) commitment to equity is rooted in the belief that all students--across race, ethnicity, gender, language, disability, sexual orientation, or family background or income--deserve an education that prepares them for success in college, careers, and life. One of the actions that state education…

This guidance is designed as a companion resource to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's (OSPI's) "Continuous Learning 2020" (ED606046) publication, issued April 2020, which states: "Continuous learning" means establishing and maintaining connections with students and families to provide learning materials and…

Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A funds are provided to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) through the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). All three funds focus on enhancing student achievement. Title I, Part A…

This guide aims to help states look beyond the major sources of child care and early education funding and consider alternative federal financing sources to bring comprehensive services into early childhood settings. Why? Because the sources of child care funding historically available to states have limited supply and allowable uses, and…

This document, part of a series of reports on The Philadelphia Follow Through Expansion Program, describes the level of medical, dental, psychological and social service and parent involvement in the 18 schools involved in the project. Each section includes a description of services to the total program, and discusses the attainment of Title I…

Written in both English and Spanish, this directory presents brief descriptions of the services provided to Illinois' migratory agricultural workers and their families by the: State Office of Education; Farm Worker Ministry; Illinois Migrant Council; Illinois State Employment Service; University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service; community…

The purpose of the 1975 Migrant Summer School was to: (1) expand the migrant child's vocabulary, (2) improve his academic ability, (3) develop cultural enrichment, and (4) facilitate social adjustment. Specific objectives were: (1) developing reading skills to enable students to read easily materials on different levels, (2) developing writing…

This paper describes and evaluates the Follow Through Program in New York City. Although centrally coordinated at the Center for School Development of the Board of Education of the City of New York, each Follow Through Program is based on a different educational model, and in all cases but one, each model is sponsored by an educational institution…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 22 TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDED ENRICHMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, (3) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (4) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY…

The Title I E.S.E.A. evaluation for 1969-70 focuses on the objectives of the individual academic and supportive service projects included in the total Title I program. Twenty-five projects were evaluated during that academic year. The Elementary Academic Projects included: Language Development, Reading Center, Special Kindergarten, and English as…

The report evaluates the Follow Through Program in New York City, a federally-funded early childhood program with wide-ranging services and extensive goals. This evaluation considers not only the academic achievement of students in this program but also factors such as classroom dynamics, teacher attitudes, children's self-esteem, and parental…

The staff in the Department of Education analyzed the statewide evaluation reports of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title I program in California for the 1972-73 school year and make certain general conclusions regarding each of several program components: (1) Title I students at all grade levels, on the average, attained more…

An evaluation of the School Readiness Program is presented in detail. Each of four objectives is examined: (1) To provide effective teaching-learning settings; (2) To determine and alleviate health problems; (3) To develop language skills; and (4) To develop Spanish language skills for children in bilingual centers. The accomplishments of the…

Of the 31 migrant projects funded in fiscal year 1974 (FY 74), 27 (11 regular term and 16 summer term) were classroom programs. There were 365 children enrolled during the regular term and 1,601 during the summer. Children were recruited through: visits by school personnel to the migrant camps, information supplied by other project participants,…

In 1971-72, 7,714 students were enrolled in the Colorado Migrant Education Programs. Programs were conducted in 21 different program areas, covering 42 school districts. About 85 percent of the students were in the elementary grades. Inservice training for the staff stressed individualized instruction, improving the migrant child's self-concept,…