Analyzes the expanding federal role in K-12 education after the mid-1960s. Provides a brief historical overview of Title I and Head Start and discusses some of the major evaluations of these programs. Contains 111 references. (SLD)

Examined characteristics of educational interventions in school-age care services to meet the needs of their low socioeconomic populations. Characteristics examined included staff qualifications, availability of further training, degree of collaboration between the program and the school, and quality of the child care environment. Found that staff…

Gender differences among street children in Nairobi suggest familial function, and development and mental-health outcomes. Male children are taught coping skills by their mothers early on to take up street life to support their family. Female children, expected to remain at home and learn to become women, turn to street life as the result of…

Study used a set of life tables built from 25 waves of longitudinal data to estimate the proportion of children who will experience poverty. Life tables revealed that race, family structure, and parental education are causative factors. Determined that 69% of Black children, 81% of children in nonmarried households, and 63% of children whose…

This article discusses three issues facing students of color and students considered at risk for school failure because of inequities in regard to technology: (1) technologies to which they do and do not have access; (2) the types of instruction typically used with the student population; and (3) barriers preventing equitable access to and…

Investigates two links in the quasi-market for English secondary schools: (1) the link between attracting students to a school and financial rewards; and (2) the link between changes in student roll and the educational performance and social background of the students already at the school. Addresses the findings in detail. (CMK)

Examines the nature and quality of some prominent evaluations of Title I over the last three decades. In the past decade, evaluation studies at national and local levels have indicated that a variety of local programs, especially comprehensive programs, provide convincing evidence of at least limited effectiveness of Title I. (SLD)

Survey data on perceptions of the ability and economic circumstances of their students of 304 teachers in 45 schools in Scotland are used to illustrate multilevel multivariate linear regression. Teachers in a school tended to share beliefs about the students, and these beliefs linked economic disadvantage and low ability. (SLD)

As part of a continuing debate on the effectiveness of educational interventions among disadvantaged groups, this article reports the results of an empirical study of 1,567 pupils from the first and sixth grades, attending 20 primary schools in disadvantaged areas of Montreal, Canada. Assesses the effects of using teachers as "resource…

Students Actively Valuing Education (SAVE) is a middle school peer facilitator program. Based on the philosophy that students share and identify needs and problems better with peers. Developed to give disadvantaged students leadership opportunities as peer facilitators. Active for three years, Project SAVE is described as a success. Outlines…

Presents a conception of the origins of genocide and mass killing, as illustrated by the Holocaust and violence in the former Yugoslavia, and relates these experiences to youth violence in the face of difficult living experiences in the United States, stressing the role of unfulfilled or frustrated human needs. (SLD)

Argues that vouchers do not improve student achievement, hurt public schools, exclude many students, go to students who do not need them, and decrease accountability. Reform efforts should be directed to turning around failing public schools. (Contains 29 references.) (PKP)

Explores the role of charter schools and explains why the charter movement is so promising for transforming U.S. education, particularly in urban areas. Addresses three common objections to charter schools and asserts that charter schools can serve the needs of at-risk and disabled students. (SLD)

The rising trend in the minimum entrance age for kindergarten in the US has been motivated by findings from cross-sectional studies that older entrants have more favorable school outcomes compared to younger entrants. However, these studies fail to account for endogeneity in entrance age resulting from parental choice, leading to biased estimates…

Children from low-income families are at increased risk for significant behavioral and language problems. Early identification of these problems is essential for effective intervention. The purpose of the present study was to use multiple behavioral assessments to examine the behavioral profiles of sixty 3- and 4-year-old children from low-income…