This report is the story of one clinic's departure from traditional methods of dealing with disturbed inner-city school children. The paper includes a discussion of a cooperative venture between a child guidance clinic and the public school system and an examination of the practical aspects of the problems arising from such a joint project.…

Little Indian Camp, funded under Title I, offers valuable experiences to almost 400 disadvantaged children. (EA)

Monolingual and bilingual Head Start children were compared in their ability on tasks involving object constancy, naming, and the use of names in sentences. All tasks (particularly nonverbal measures) were found to be easier for bilinguals than monolinguals. (Author/NH)

The author concludes that one strategy for improving or changing the educational system would be to change the content of the tests as a way of bringing about educational reforms in the system. This effort might bring about a greater similarity between the predictor (tests) and the criterion (scholastic achievement). (Author)

Described is a pretesting orientation program designed to place disadvantaged applicants in a more competive position in terms of test taking skills by developing (1) an understanding of why different kinds of tests are used, and (2) procedures to be used in teaching basic mechanics of good test taking skills. (BY)

A brief survey of the inception, organization, objectives, implications and effectiveness of Project Head Start. (MBM)

Describes an adapter program, currently operational at the State University of New York's Urban Center in Manhattan, which prepares people with vocational, general and high school equivalency diplomas to enter college and survive without further assistance. (Author/CJ)

Bold public investment in the expansion and improvement of education will enable the utilization of educated persons for the improvement of education. (Author)