In this project report problems with the tutoring program, objectives of the program and strategies employed by the program to deal with the problems are outlined. The school, Boys and Girls High School, its environment, and the program's sponsor, the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brooklyn, are described briefly. Results of the…

This paper presents a case study of a skills development program for so-called high-risk students. The "Systems Approach to Learning Resources" summer course stressed analytical and verbal skills development, while serving a complementary and integrative role with the other summer courses. (Author)

One purpose of this paper is to describe how the concept of statewide minimum standards has been used in other states and to suggest precisely how it should be used in New Jersey. Current New Jersey law requires districts to establish pupil proficiency levels in basic skills, to identify children who fall below them, and to provide those children…

This project report describes a program designed to increase the effectiveness of the general educational program for the Filipino-Indian community in the Bainbridge Island School System. The rationale is based on the need for improved home-school contact and communications, the need for improved average daily attendance, and the need for improved…

Management of the California Demonstration Program in Reading, a project designed to give educationally disadvantaged students at the junior high and middle school level a second chance to learn basic reading and math skills, is described. Material is divided into 18 sections covering program goals, instructional strategies, personnel,…