In spring and summer of 1991, five focus groups gathered information on the child care choices of welfare mothers and helped organizations participating in the Expanded Child Care Options Demonstration program develop a child care supply that met parents' needs. Three of the focus groups were made up of African-American women, with one of the…

Project Bilingual Education and Academic/Career Outreach for Newcomers (BEACON) was evaluated at the completion of its final year (1989-90) of funding under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Offering services to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students who were speakers of Chinese, Spanish, and Korean. During the 1989-90…

This practicum was conducted in a large high school for the purpose of improving grade point averages, attendance, and attitudes of student athletes at high risk with respect to eligibility to play sports. The program contained four basic components: (1) orientation; (2) implementation; (3) monitoring; and (4) evaluation. An orientation was…

This publication describes the work of the Servol program in Trinidad and Tobago. The Servol organization was started in Port of Spain in 1970 by Gerry Pantin. Servol's approach to helping disadvantaged people implies that one should never presume to know the needs of people; rather, one should ask them what their needs are. This approach produces…

Three programs sponsored by the Seattle (Washington) public schools' Office of Academic Achievement were evaluated: the Academic Achievement Project, Early Childhood Model (ECM) Schools, and Pilot Projects. Academic Achievement projects were designed to increase the academic achievement of at-risk learners and to decrease disproportionality. The…

This compilation of eight research papers covers various aspects of secondary-level special education and transitional employment involving individuals with mild to profound disabilities. Titles and authors of the papers are: "Parent Involvement in Transition Programs" (Jeff McNair and Frank R. Rusch); "Using a Cognitive-Process…

A test of English language proficiency designed for administration to school children with severe disabilities is presented. The test packet contains a manual for test administrators, a five-page form for recording student testing data, and a score sheet. The manual offers an introduction to the instrument, including its rationale, definitions of…

The comprehensive National Child Care Staffing Study confirmed that American children are in jeopardy because their teachers are poorly compensated and minimally trained. An increasing number of local and state efforts have begun to face this crisis head-on. This booklet reviews these efforts, focusing primarily on strategies for raising salaries.…

This document is a collection of schoolwide compensatory education project plans for 22 elementary schools in the Cleveland (Ohio) Public Schools system, with funding provided by Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Chapter 1 project plans are included for the following schools: (1) Alfred A. Benesch; (2) Andrew J.…

This report summarizes a comparative study of 15 government-designated community schools (DCSs) and 17 nondesignated schools (NDSs) in Alberta (Canada). To assist decision-makers and to identify for the public the accomplishments of the community school program, the researcher provides baseline data on 10 variables derived from the Alberta…

The 59 articles in this sixth edition of "Annual Editions: Early Childhood Education 83/84" are drawn from several professional journals and present a wide variety of points on the philosophical and educational continuum of early childhood education. Divided into four sections, these points focus on the history and care of young children;…

Intended to assist educational leaders by identifying recommendations from the report, "A Nation at Risk," that are relevant to reading and literacy and by suggesting instructional guidelines consistent with both the report and current reading research, this booklet presents policy guidelines in the following areas: (1) literacy…

In this interim report, Boston's Title I Secondary Reading/Language Arts and Math Programs for 1980-81 (involving a number of pilot projects) are evaluated. Most participants were satisfied with the administration and supervision of the programs, although middle school principals wanted to see more monitoring and evaluation of Title I personnel.…

In this final evaluation report, Boston's Title I Secondary Reading/ Language Arts and Math Programs for 1980-81 are discussed. In both the middle schools and high schools, students on the average met or exceeded standardized test gains at most grade levels for reading /language arts. They did not meet expectations on mastery of performance…

Originally proposed as a supplement to basic bilingual programs for Haitian students in three New York City high schools, Project L'Ouverture changed its focus to the development and reinforcement of basic skills. In response to a need for basic bilingual services not available in participating schools, the project provided tutorial services to…