ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DECREASE IN MIGRANT LABOR, THE NUMBER OF MIGRANT CHILDREN ATTENDING 6-WEEK SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN 1962 INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE SUMMER SCHOOL CENTERS WERE SPONSORED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WERE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE. THE 1961 MIGRANT SCHOOLS WERE GUIDED BY A BASIC PHILOSOPHY WHICH STRESSED THE NEED FOR AN INTENSE…

SUMMER SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK COUNTIES SERVED MIGRANT CHILDREN RANGING FROM 5 TO 14 YEARS OF AGE. THE BUDGET FOR THESE SCHOOLS WAS ALLOCATED BY THE STATE, THE AMOUNT OF THE SCHOOL CENTER BUDGETS VARIED WITH THEIR SIZE, PROGRAM, AND SPECIFIC NEEDS. A TYPICAL BUDGET GUIDE FOR A TWO CLASS CENTER WAS GIVEN. FOUR CENTERS OPERATED STATE SPONSORED CHILD…

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL CENTERS FOR CHILDREN OF MIGRANT PARENTS IN NEW YORK STATE WERE DESCRIBED. ATTENDANCE WAS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT THE 6-WEEK PERIOD. A CHILD CARE CENTER AND TRANSPORTATION WERE PROVIDED. THE BUDGET FOR THE SEVERAL CENTERS VARIED WITH SIZE, PROGRAM, AND SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, EMPHASIS WAS PLACED UPON BASIC SKILLS…