Through its Metropolitan Educational Trends and Research Outcomes (METRO) Center, the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) helps school districts implement research-based programs for educationally disadvantaged students. The most prominent of these is Success for All, a nationally recognized school restructuring program. In 1992, SWRL made a…

Using multilevel methods to analyze data from 710 household heads in 45 Detroit (Michigan) area school districts, results show that minority and disadvantaged respondents, especially from the city, favor parental school choice. Potential effects of an interdistrict choice plan are discussed, suggesting that choice might favor inequities. (SLD)

A study examined the views and experiences of a wide range of British individuals and organizations with a stake in the success of efforts to extend information technology programs to groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in them. A variety of research methods were used, including in-depth interviews, workshops, questionnaires, and a…

The State Bilingual Education program, the Local Bilingual program, and the Migrant Education program are designed to meet the needs of bilingual and migrant students in the School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan. Instruction consisted primarily of one hour of supplemental reading and mathematics. Students in grades 7-12 also received…

The Women's Educational and Vocational Enrichment program (WEAVE) has been conducted in two poor sections of Boston to help women move from dependence on welfare to gainful employment. Most of the women served by the program are black and most have not finished high school. About 42 percent of the women have never had paid employment, while most…

In this report detailed summaries are provided of 108 Federal programs set up to provide funds for individual projects in elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and special categories (bilingual and minority education, special education and rehabilitation services, vocational and adult education, and educational research and…

The groups least represented in education and training provision in the United Kingdom are those who are also the most socially and economically disadvantaged: long-term unemployed people; low-wage manual workers; people with poor literacy and no qualifications; members of some black and Asian communities; older adults; homeless people; single…

This publication examines seven programs that emphasize industrial and educational collaboration for special needs youth and adults in Illinois. The programs use various strategies to help persons with special needs, such as disadvantaged, handicapped, and limited-English-proficient persons, to prepare for the economic and employment mainstream.…