Results are reported from the second year of a longitudinal evaluation of Child Parent Centers (CPC's) serving low-income urban children. Six-year-old participants and nine-year-old former participants and comparison groups were analyzed on measures including reading and mathematics achievement, internal-external control belief, and…

This report describes the major outcomes of the Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP), a compensatory education program implemented by the Anacostia district of Washington, D.C. The problem of students falling further and further behind is discussed with particular reference to reading and mathematics achievement, training teachers to cope,…

Several questions are frequently asked by parents and news media regarding the purpose, content, and interpretation of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS)--the achievement battery currently used in South Carolina assessment programs. Proper interpretation of the CTBS, or any school district testing program, requires a sound…