Head Start has long focused on assessing and improving program quality to ensure that the children served receive the best possible preparation for school and life. Most research has been focused inside the classroom--the classroom environment, teacher qualifications, and teacher interactions. Of course, the classroom is important because that is…

This report presents descriptive findings on school practices in 12 states for schools explicitly held accountable for the performance of the students with disabilities (SWD) subgroup. The study found that, when surveyed in 2011, elementary schools accountable for the SWD subgroup were 15.8 percentage-points more likely than never-accountable…

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…

This is a collection of essays on the current situations and projected trends of teacher education. After two introductory essays, "Realignments for Teacher Education" and "Historical Perspectives on the Future," the book is divided into three sections, each devoted to symposium papers on a particular topic. The first section is on the social…

A REVIEW OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF TITLE I, THIS BOOKLET IS LARGELY A COLLECTION OF TABLES, GRAPHS, AND MAPS. DURING THIS YEAR, 17,500 LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES EXPENDED $987,596,000 FOR 22,200 PROJECTS WHICH SERVED 8,299,900 CHILDREN. (AF)

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…

Describes some of the programs that employ older adults and notes the elderly's considerable skills and dependable work habits. (AM)

An oral report made to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives Nov. 3, 1971 on the Federal programs for child care activities in the District of Columbia is given. Federal funds support 11 Federal programs for child care activities administered by three D.C. agencies and several private organizations. They contract…

Ways in which the nation's schools could make economies, without sacrificing the quality of education, were investigated. Opportunities to achieve economies were identified in three broad areas: (1) The instruction of pupils, including the utilization of teachers and other professional instructional personnel; (2) The delivery of administrative…

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)

This report summarizes the participation and achievement information provided by state educational agencies (SEAs) on the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program, for the 1987-88 school year. The report provides information on the number of participants (by gender, year of birth, ethnic group, migrant…