This evaluation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in the 16 participating schools and camps of the California Youth Authority presents findings for the year 1983-84. The students enrolled in the program were severely academically disadvantaged teenagers (reading and mathematics abilities five or more…

A major goal of public education is to provide all students an equal chance to achieve to their full potential regardless of background. To attain this goal, schools often must compensate for the disadvantaged backgrounds of some students who have needs that cannot be fully met by the regular instructional program. Compensatory programs represent…

Students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Bound Program of the New York City public schools met evaluation criteria in writing and mathematics but did not meet reading evaluation objectives. The Program, funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, is designed to improve the reading, writing, and mathematics skills of…

The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) was a major new initiative in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina, in 2000. The ALP was designed to help WCPSS meet its achievement goal of 95% of students scoring at or above grade level at grades 3 and 8 by 2003, with grade levels determined by the North Carolina End of Grade tests.…

The large number of missing student test scores, the results of uneven student attendance, precluded any meaningful assessment of the impact of the 1988/89 Pregnant School-Aged Girls Program in the New York City public schools. Pregnant students have the option of attending classes at one of five special schools. There, they attend remedial…

Through the Title I/Impact Aid programs, special reading and math services were provided for 2,385 students in grades one through nine. Three levels of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests were used as objective pre and post test measures. Pupil activities in reading varied according to diagnosed needs, grade level, and demonstrated task mastery.…

Major characteristics of seven Title I and Impact Aid components implemented in New York City School District 29 in 1978-79 are described in this evaluation. The components are: (1) an elementary grade Reading Diagnostic Program; (2) a project to raise reading achievement in the intermediate schools; (3) an Early Childhood Center for students in…

The Summer Program objectives were to increase pupil competency by providing remedial and corrective instruction in reading and mathematics for children who were likely to be held back, needed strengthening in basic skills, or were one or more years below grade level in reading or math achievement. Eight elementary and junior high schools…

This report analyzes the longitudinal effects of schoolwide Chapter 1 initiatives on student reading achievement in 40 elementary schools in a large urban school district. The analyses find that, compared to control students, first-graders in schoolwide projects showed no achievement effects, second-graders showed positive significant effects,…

An overview is provided of Colorado's participation in Chapter 1, the largest federally funded program designed to provide services to elementary and secondary students. Chapter 1 provides financial assistance to state and local education agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children who reside in areas with high…

Both half-year and full-year students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Discovery and Development Program of the New York City public schools surpassed the program's evaluation objectives in writing and mathematics and came close to meeting the objective in reading. The program, affiliated with the City University of New York, is a basic skills…

In 1977-78, four remediation programs were funded under Title I and three under Impact Aid in New York City's School District 30. Title I programs included: (1) a teacher-paraprofessional reading team program in 12 elementary, intermediate and junior high schools; (2) a teacher-paraprofessional mathematics team program in 10 elementary,…

This report focuses on the structure of instructional assistance available through the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) to students who show low achievement in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina. Context information is also provided on other programs available to these students. Reports on ALP student participation,…

The Survey on Remedial Education in Higher Education Institutions was designed to provide current national estimates about the extent of remediation on college campuses. The study examined participation in college-level remedial education, characteristics of remedial courses and programs, and policies or laws that affect remedial education. Data…

Three programs, one in reading, one in mathematics and one English as a Second Language (ESL) component, are described in this evaluation. The programs were designed to provide remedial instruction to students in New York City's Community School District 5. For each program component, data presented in this report include: a description of program…