Results of studies of the effects of early childhood compensatory education programs indicate long-term benefits but not long-term cognitive gains. These findings may be explained by an interaction of the programs being studied at any early point in social change (rising tide) with a hypothesized intervening variable (cognitive effects). (DB)

Describes a study that assessed the contribution of schooling to cognitive development by comparing the cognitive development for high school graduates and dropouts over a two-year period. Reports that the cognitive skills of students who stay in school improve more than those of dropouts and that dropping out harms disadvantaged students most.…

Project Alternative Rooms, a program developed in the Kansas City (Missouri) schools, provides basic skills instruction to Chapter 1 students using a team-teaching approach with the students and the teachers in alternative classrooms. (MD)

No meaningful and lasting educational reform will occur unless policymakers and responsible educators continue to address the effective education of disadvantaged children. The good beginning provided by effective schools research must be consolidated. Educators should challenge recent reform proposals that are likely to assist the relatively…

By analyzing children's verbal responses to various types of questions, understanding was increased about the impact of classroom questions upon young children's oral language development. (MM)

The author presents the results of a study conducted to determine the extent of public-school-district-financed, prekindergarten programs; the types of children enrolled in these programs; and the types of teaching certificates required of teachers for these programs. (MB)

An environmental attitude scale instrument was designed to test the effects of ongoing nature center programs on the attitudes of sixth graders. This research indicated current environmental education methods examined made little impact on the environmental attitudes of sixth graders and inner-city pupils require a different kind of environmental…

Data from the NLSY (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth) were analyzed to test two competing hypotheses regarding how poverty affects the relationship between delinquency and educational attainment. The cumulative disadvantage perspective argues that poor youth suffer greater consequences for their involvement in delinquency than middle and…

This paper details the efforts of four organizations that have been able to negotiate their environments effectively, in the hopes that the analysis provides insights into how organizations are able to establish valuable learning environments for youth in nonschool hours. The negotiation, the process of dealing with various layers of environments…

At the international Youth Employment Summit, September 7-11, 2002, representatives from over 140 countries gathered in Alexandria, Egypt to share knowledge and experience and to advance the cause of better preparation of youth for entry into, and success in, their respective national economies. At the Summit, for the benefit of those with little…

This book explores the consequences of the abandonment of formal tracking systems in U.S. high schools, and how or whether this dramatic change provided students with the educational opportunity and mobility previously denied them. Drawing on nationally representative data and sophisticated methodologies, this book examines how the contemporary…

In this comprehensive report, four distinct processes for reforming nine low-performing Title I schools in challenging high-poverty contexts are examined. These processes include: (1) a fundamentally grassroots, site-based model of reform; (2) locally mandated school reconstitution; (3) implementation of a proven national reform model, Success for…

This publication presents the real-life experiences of 32 young people who participated in youth programs that helped guide them to success. The featured young people got themselves organized, developed skills, and took charge of their lives, many of them overcoming major barriers to do so. They were able to get on track because of effective youth…

The High School Sophomore Cohort of 1980 followed nine different pathways to a 4-year college degree. These paths were formed by a combination of different levels of academic preparation secured in high school and the first type of postsecondary institution attended. The pathway most likely to lead to a 4-year degree is one defined by acquiring…

The U.S. Senate will soon consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the centerpiece of the federal government's involvement in public education. The Senate should consider at least three important improvements in the ESEA. The first is to make Title I of the ESEA, the provision for aid to disadvantaged…