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Download full textDrazen, Shelley – 1991
Associations between school district poverty and achievement and Chapter 1 programs are studied. The allocation formula in the legislation states that funding is to be distributed in direct proportion to poverty and regional cost. Dependent variables include Chapter 1 funding, the number of district participants in compensatory education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Davies, Don; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1991
A telephone survey of 26 principals on their use of Chapter 1 funds for family and community involvement activities found several barriers, including restrictions, lack of information and adequate funds, and fear of change. However, schoolwide planning, new legal flexibility, and district support can make Chapter 1 funds more useful. (JB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Decision Making
