This report uses a series of exhibits to present a snaphot of Title I schools serving migrant students on the eve of the passage of NCLB. In addition to updating the information provided in the earlier report, this report also focuses on a third evaluation question: What progress did these schools make over time between 1998-99 and 2000-01 in…

This annotated bibliography on the education of secondary-school-aged migrant students or at-risk youth contains over 100 entries for books, journal articles, government reports, and audio-visual materials, organized alphabetically by personal authors' names and document titles in case of no personal author. The bibliography was compiled by a…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO LOCATE MIGRANT CHILDREN IN DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS, CATALOG THEIR MOVEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS, AND DEFINE THEIR EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. A MIGRANT CHILD WAS DEFINED AS A PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 17, WHOSE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS EARNED THEIR LIVELIHOOD IN SOME TYPE OF AGRICULTURAL…

This document discusses the training of teachers of migrant workers' children and outlines a program of basic and specialized training for the teacher. Part 1, an introduction, discusses some trends in the demand for foreign workers in western Europe and problems in education relating to these trends. Part 2 examines teacher education in the host…

Discusses the problems of poverty, poor health, exploitation, and lack of educational opportunities faced by Mexican American migrant agricultural workers. (Author/GC)

Migrant students on the secondary level comprise an ethnically diverse population with many educational needs. Migrant Education programs assist students in overcoming problems that result from language barriers, cultural differences, school interruptions, credit deficiencies, educational tracking, and grade retention in order to ensure high…

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DECREASE IN MIGRANT LABOR, THE NUMBER OF MIGRANT CHILDREN ATTENDING 6-WEEK SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN 1962 INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE SUMMER SCHOOL CENTERS WERE SPONSORED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WERE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE. THE 1961 MIGRANT SCHOOLS WERE GUIDED BY A BASIC PHILOSOPHY WHICH STRESSED THE NEED FOR AN INTENSE…

THE PURPOSE DESCRIBED WAS TO INITIATE COMPENSATORY LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. EACH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WAS GIVEN AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND ANCILLARY PERSONNEL WERE EMPLOYED. SELECTION OF STUDENTS WAS ACCOMPLISHED…

Discusses various ideas being used to help children of European migrant workers adjust to frequent moves, often to new countries. Includes (1) reception teaching, (2) teaching language and culture of the native country, (3) educational reintegration, (4) development and distribution of teaching materials, and (5) teacher training. (CH)

Analyzed common factors among 18- and 19-year-old Hispanic students enrolled in the Virginia Migrant Education Program who earned a high school diploma, compared with those who did not. Migrant students who live with their parents and/or extended family have a greater chance of completing high school than those who do not. (Contains 43 references…

Studied parent involvement through 12 group and 5 individual interviews and qualitative observations in 4 effective schools that contained substantial numbers of migrant students. Findings suggest that these schools are effective because they aimed to meet parental needs above all other involvement considerations. (SLD)

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are the most educationally disadvantaged group in society, with over 70% high school dropouts and 15% functionally illiterate. Mobility, language barriers, and cultural differences combined with health and nutrition problems have a negative effect on school achievement. The constant interruption of the educational…

Migrant students graduation rates, although improving, are still significantly lower than those of their non-migrant peers. This manual is a comprehensive reference guide for Chapter 1 Migrant Program personnel counselors and teachers serving migrant students at the secondary level. Migrant students are those who move across school district…

Attempts to give a general survey of those things within the British education system which affect the children of minority groups, and especially focuses on individualistic nature in which curriculum and related educational policies vary from school to school. (JM)

The author presents the feelings of Rickie, the 13-year-old son of migrant agricultural workers, about his transient life and the trauma of frequently changing schools. (SJL)