This article introduces the Special Class for the Gifted Young (SCGY), an early college entrance program in mathematics and science in China, which has been a focus for media coverage and public discussion of accelerated education in China. We first describe the admission policy and academic programming of SCGY and delineate its distinct features.…

A wide variety of selected innovative or nontraditional programs in accredited two- and four-year American colleges and universities is described, using information derived from an extensive study covering over 2200 accredited institutions. Although the intent is to aid career preparation, the scope is broader than the title suggests. Chapters…

The programs presented in this catalogue have been evaluated as substantially meeting the objective of finding solutions to educational problems. Each program was developed and disseminated by funding from Title III monies and offers a demonstration site for New Jersey educators and laymen. Staffs involved in 11 different programs offer…

Describes a center--a highly developed play space--to teach sensory concepts (up, down, in, out, above, below, sweet, sour, hot, cold, loud, soft, and others) to blind children. (Author/JF)

Describes the Early Prevention of School Failure program, an ESEA Title III program developed in Peotone, Illinois, that provides special kindergarten classes for children with learning disabilities. (JG)

Through the use of such support services as interpreting, note-taking, and tutors, deaf college students at California State University at Northridge compete with 25,000 hearing peers in an urban, liberal arts university setting. (Author)

The New Haven Initiative for Excellence in Education is a private sector endeavor to support public schools in New Haven (Connecticut). The Initiative's premiere program is the Grants for Excellence program. Grants of up to $500 are available to teachers, administrators, and parents to fund special innovative teaching projects not normally funded…

The Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Network (CECEN) is a city-wide, Title III-funded program in Philadelphia designed to provide: (1) information about already-existing programmatic approaches to early childhood education in the city; and (2) opportunities to begin the development of alternative approaches to staff, parental, and community…

In response to a challenge by the Kansas City Public Schools superintendent, Central Missouri State College (CMSC) instituted the Inner City Teacher Education Project (ICTEP) to prepare teachers in teaching and understanding disadvantaged children. Originally a spare-time program of field trips and seminars, it was developed in 1965 into a…

Coordination, planning, legislation, parent involvement, handling complaints, applying affirmative action and employment practices, preparation of program guides, contribution to consolidated regulations, preparation of materials for the State Board of Education, and other factors involved in the administration of the compensatory education…

Material for this directory was gathered from two questionnaires distributed to independent elementary and secondary schools affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools. More than 250 schools responded. Four areas of inquiry were covered. The first concerned new organizational structures instituted in schools. Special emphasis…

A special 6-week program, designed to increase the scores of low achieving minority eighth-grade students on the ninth grade Texas Education Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Test, was implemented in 1986 in the Houston Independent School District as "Summer Academies." The students, who voluntarily enrolled in the program, were…

Presented is an independent evaluation of a Title I cooperative effort to create a "model school" in the Bedford Stuyvesant area of New York City. Project Beacon of Yeshiva University, the local school board, and P.S. 129 sought to develop innovative approaches, improve student achievement and instruction, and rehabilitate dropouts. The…

Twenty-four local projects which are intended to serve as sources of ideas for professional group action are described in this pamphlet. The projects are reported within the framework of four areas of improving teaching. Under "professional development" projects are portrayed concerning the use of student tutors and the improvement of…

Emergence of four year degree programs in engineering colleges has posed problems for the conventional programs. Attempts have been made to revise and enrich experiences in conventional degree programs. One such program is explained briefly. (PS)