There are two types of poor: the upwardly mobile and the stationary poor. The children of the latter present the greatest challenge to the public school system. Living in crowded quarters, poorly nourished, and given little preparation for the outside world, these children seem destined to fail. Their semiliterate mothers and fathers, if they have…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 8. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies: pockets of poverty. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes an overview of the unit and an explanation of how it is incorporated in the K-12 social studies program. The main content is presented in four columns of content, teacher directions, learning…

Describes three aspects of the South Carolina State Library efforts to serve the poor. (PF)

Deals with the historical role of public libraries in the United States especially relating to the poor; the commitment on the part of libraries to serve the underserved growing out of the turmoil of the Sixties and the War on Poverty, and the effect of changing inner-city populations on the future role of libraries. (Author)

Other relatives and friends, as well as parents, can contribute to a youngster's achievement in school. For parents to have an impact, they must be made to feel welcome in the schools. (Author/IRT)

A study was made of 131 families in an impoverished township in Illinois in order to generate basic health information on the adult members of a poor, rural Black community. Results are presented. (MT)

The Irving Elementary School (Illinois), serving a low-income, transient population, used the Illinois Quality Schools Index to measure the school's effectiveness. After various committees identified six problem ares, task forces were formed to refine goals, resolve problems, and suggest improvements. A later reevaluation shows progress in…

Describes important federal legislation impacting on child health. Examines problems in translating federal legislation into effective care for children. Working within the existing federal legislation framework, describes the components of a model health care system. Also discusses health care for pregnant women. (CMG)

This case study presents an intervention by university researchers, serving in the role of participant-observers, for the purpose of improving science education at a rural, economically disadvantaged elementary school. Interest in improving the school's science program stemmed from conversations between the principal and the two researchers. The…

Describes a study which examined a local state employment service's procedural and administrative problems in validly certifying individuals as disadvantaged. (SF)

Concludes that Medicaid has increased inequities in public assistance levels between states. (BH)

There are few standardized noncognitive measures available for this population, and (they)...appear to have limited utility for investigating the effects of basic education on disadvantaged adults. (Author)

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program is based on income maintenance. Budget levels do not fluctuate very much and caseworker intervention in client spending is slight. Few clients make use of provisions provided for special emergencies. (BC)

Summarizes statistics of a 1979 survey, discusses issues involved with linking labor force and income statistics, and illustrates how the database can be refined to produce insights into the relationship between employment problems and economic hardship. (JOW)