These guidelines, funded under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, have been prepared to assist school districts develop projects that will effectively achieve the objectives of the federal and state laws which relate to compensatory education. The appropriation for California under Title I is allocated to…

This journal issue summarizes the main points of a two-volume guide to youth performance management: "Working It Out: An Anthology of State and Local Performance Management Strategies Designed to Increase Services to Youth at Risk of Chronic Unemployment." The guide draws on the experiences of state and local practitioners in identifying…

Without good schools, none of America's hopes can be fulfilled. Since 1983, school reform has been at the top of the national agenda; however, there is a disturbing gap between rhetoric and results. After travelling to some of the nation's largest cities and interviewing administrators and teachers, Carnegie Foundation representatives determined…