The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the nature of leadership in Ohio Title I Schoolwide Project Schools that were deemed effective by the U.S. Department of Education differed from leadership in those Ohio Title I Schoolwide Project schools that were considered ineffective. The specific focus was to determine whether…

This paper presents data from the first year of a study that seeks to reveal the effective practices and structures that address the match between the philosophy of Title I and beliefs and practices at the school site. A national study has been designed to investigate the compliance and effectiveness of urban schoolwide Title I programs. As part…

Four Title I schoolwide programs in the Austin Independent School District (Texas) at the elementary school level were selected for inclusion in a Title I Best Practices review of schoolwide programs. The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 reauthorized Title I, the Federal Government's major compensatory education initiative, and authorized…