Republication of Homer Folks's book on child care in the 19th century -- a milestone in a child welfare literature -- has value for today, both as history and as a reminder of the tasks ahead. (Editor)

Teaching methods and materials are suggested for developing basic art appreciation in young disadvantaged students. (KW)

What school administrators should know about new Federal guidelines on spending Title I money. Covers the extent of parent participation, publicizing the programs, attaining comparability, teacher bonuses, selecting target schools, assessing children's needs, evaluation, and pitfalls to avoid. (Author)

Brief comments on the following four problems: (1) Is it really much harder to teach mathematics to disadvantaged kids? (2) Has modern mathematics" had a positive or negative effect on students other than those college-capable? (3) Effect of the mathematics laboratory movement in regard to teaching children (4) Characteristics evidenced by…

Representation of the major minority groups must be raised in the various major vocations and professions to levels equal to their percentage of the population. (HS)

Seminar in teacher education. (CK)

Identifies general inadequacies of teacher training institutions in preparing teachers of disadvantaged youth. Focuses on the "instant black studies phenomenon as an example and result of these inadequacies. (JS)

Describes students' in-class dramatic interpretations of selected portions of "Romeo and Juliet . (RD)

Presents the emotion-packed stories of Adriena Valerie Sims and Oscar Green, the first black students to be admitted to the University of Georgia and Rutgers University. (HS)

Differences in self-image and selected educational variables for Black, Jewish, white, and non-Jewish-white youths in an integrated, inner-suburban high school were determined. Blacks tended to be lower on common educational measures but higher in self-image than the other groups. (AG)

At four day-care centers in Washington, D.C., preschoolers use teaching machines to learn to read. (SP)