In 2009, the federal government committed over $3 billion nationwide to help states and districts turn around their worst-performing schools. The U.S. Department of Education intended for the School Improvement Grants (SIGs) to spur dramatic change.This report looks at the results of a field study of the first-year implementation of those grants…

Training in design and test development may not be of much help in dealing with the evaluation of Federally funded projects in a large city school system. Planning and carrying out evaluation in a large urban school system requires that much skill and time be spent on typically managerial pursuits. Therefore, a specialist in evaluation and…

An examination of the Head Start program by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Resources was conducted to assess the capacity of the Head Start system to manage the enrollment expansion process successfully. The national Head Start program is in its 26th year and is administered by the Administration for…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 22 TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDED ENRICHMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, (3) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (4) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY…

in fiscal year 1975, Idaho's migrant program involved 30 school districts. There were 3,799 students (preschool through grade 12) enrolled during the regular school term; 3,489 students (preschool through age 14 or over) were enrolled during the summer term. Approximately 81 percent of Idaho's migrant students were interstate transfers; of these,…

This summary report describes the development of advocacy components in seven Parent-Child Center programs designed to integrate local services for families with children from birth to 5 years. The major problems and the accomplishments of each national advocacy component goal are outlined. Chapters discuss (1) The Advocacy Concept and the…

Study identifies a variety of staffing patterns used by State Cooperative Extension Services. In view of these varied staffing patterns, a stratified random sample of clientele evaluated extension program effectiveness by rating the extent to which they felt extension was attaining the national objectives appropriate to their program area. (WL)

The Advisory Council reviews the administration of programs funded under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in an effort to strengthen State departments of education, and makes recommendations for further development of State education agencies. Successes of numerous programs are noted and special recommendations are…

Written in compliance with Federal requirements, this Idaho State Evaluation Report describes the progress of Idaho's migrant educational activities implemented under Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended in 1966 under Public Law 89-750. The report is a summary of the 28 local district project evaluations. Enrollee…

The Advisory Council reviews the administration of programs funded under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen State departments of education, and makes recommendations for the future development of State educational agencies through comprehensive educational planning. Topics covered include (1) staffing…

Efforts of the State of Idaho in meeting the educational needs of children of migrant workers are described in this evaluation report. Educational activities implemented under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (as amended in 1966 by Public Law 89-750) are discussed; these include 27 local projects that served a total of 5,758…

This document summarizes the State Performance Reports for programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act for 1986-87. Reports are submitted annually by State Education Agencies (SEAs) to provide information on Local Education Agency (LEA) and State Agency Neglected or Delinquent (SAND) compensatory education…

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN WYOMING FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE PROJECTS HAD DEVELOPMENTAL READING ACTIVITIES, AND SOME OFFERED INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, PERSONNEL TRAINING TO DIAGNOSE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND…

THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR 55,507 DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE LISTED IN THIS REPORT. OF NEW MEXICO'S 90 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 69 REPORTED THAT THEIR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED A CLASSROOM READING PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND 60 REPORTED THAT MANY…

Program statistics, coordination with other federal programs, community and parent involvement, and descriptive evaluations of corrective reading, corrective math, the Broyhill Home for Children, staff development, and parent involvement are provided in this evaluation of North Carolina's Haywood County Schools. A section on the effects of Title I…