Argues that special and segregating programs for students having difficulty learning focus on within-child deficits, keep students apart from their peers, and lower teacher expectations. The authors make a case for urban schools and teacher preparation that enhance skills in dealing with diverse learners and encourage inclusion. (GR)

There's a wide discrepancy between the "state of the art" and the "state of practice" in education everywhere. Inadequate but continuing federal categorical programs are one example of this knowledge/practice gap. Recent Chapter 1 program revisions geared toward involving community agencies and making the total school program a…

This document comprises an evaluation of the 1987/88 expansion of Project Giant Step, a comprehensive preschool program for 4-year-olds, to 75 additional classrooms in 37 New York City schools, funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Information was collected from application forms, attendance data, classroom…

This document comprises a study of the involvement of 1989 graduates of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools in compensatory education programs available in kindergarten through grade eight funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Program involvement is categorized on the basis of pupil attendance; students eligible…

This paper presents findings of an investigation of some of the commonly held beliefs of educators concerning the relationships among five school variables and four measures of student achievement at 63 middle schools in the Detroit (Michigan) Public School system. The five school variables used were enrollment, number of short-term suspensions,…

This technical report updates the Chapter 1 Evaluation and Reporting System (CHIERS) used by the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District to gather and report student information related to compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, with information about 1988-89 projects.…

This evaluation of the 1989-90 Resource Laboratory Program for Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in Washington (District of Columbia) elementary and junior high schools found that the program improved participants' mathematics achievement, but did not have a significant effect on reading achievement. The program is funded under Chapter 1 of the…

This document comprises a report on the evaluation of the 1988-89 compensatory elementary education programs in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The programs comprised provision of reading instruction to disadvantaged elementary students and a separate…

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…

This evaluation of compensatory education programs in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Public Schools, funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, uses an indicator-based multiple-year approach to chart changes between 1985-86 and 1988-89. An educational indicator is a number that provides useful information…

This report examines the effectiveness of four different instructional models used to deliver compensatory education in 1985-86 in Seattle (Washington) by analyzing "sustained gains" in student achievement. A student's "sustained gain" is the reading or mathematics achievement test score gain between spring 1985 and spring…

This collection of documents describes the Chapter 1 programs of the Newark (Ohio) City Schools and presents a model for programs to increase student success. Newark is a midsized city district with 1 high school, 3 middle schools, and 12 elementary schools, 7 of which receive Chapter 1 services. Collaborative efforts include replacement classes.…

This evaluation of the 1988/89 compensatory education program for neglected or delinquent youth in Houston found that all youth referred to the program had been tested for eligibility but not all those eligible received services. The program is funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act and offers tutorial services…

Argues that mandatory busing, while resulting in cases of "White flight," has had positive consequences in the re-emergence of "choice" programs and magnet schools. Contends that choice programs can be expanded on intradistrict, metropolitan, and statewide levels. Suggests that Federal funding and private education should be…

A correlational study conducted with 10 Honolulu schools suggests that significant relationships exist between home-based parental involvement activities and student performance on norm-referenced tests. Home-based reinforcement probably exerts a more positive influence on student learning than remote policy changes. Schools should increase…