Project Keeping All Pupils in School (KAPS) is a dropout prevention program designed by officials in the Baltimore City Public Schools, supported by Federal funds under the provision of Title VIII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act (PL90-427). The KAPS Program consists of six components. They include: Daily Program, Service to Aid…

The subject of this paper is the schooling of children of the poor. In the past most children of the poor obtained very little education in the school; in fact it operated largely as a sorting agency for them. With the increasing demand for universal education, the schools and the public have become conscious of the schools' inadequacy in reaching…

This literature review surveyed and evaluated investigations conducted in nursery schools and preschools in order to provide better understanding of the nature of early intervention and its effects on young children. Studies are described in terms of methodology and outcomes, with focus on enrichment programs and compensatory training programs…

To help teachers develop effective procedures for dealing with disadvantaged vocational students, the Baltimore City Public Schools sponsored a summer workshop in cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Maryland. As a result of this workshop, teachers were to a) become sensitive to the problems of disadvantaged students, b)…

This program development document is submitted--at an intermediate stage of planning--to urge that NIE take certain action for improving education of the poor. Suggestions made are illustrative, not prescriptive. Problems are solved by action, not by speculation; but which Federal action to take is a matter for NIE development and research. After…

All educational and formal schooling systems are culturally based insofar as they are products of the cultures that initiate them. The question that this paper addresses itself to is the relationship of the formal schooling of disadvantaged children to their sub-cultural education. What is unique about the cultural model as it is discussed here is…

The first of the document's major components is the report of the Cleveland three-year career development program. Intended to bridge the gap between school and earning a living for students in an urban poverty area, the program begins in elementary school and continues through high school. Eight goals and related performance objectives were…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of text materials with relevant language, illustrations, and content upon the reading achievement and reading preference (attitude) of black primary and intermediate grade inner-city students. The subjects for the study were 330 black students enrolled in three schools in a large urban area. A…

Part 1 of this report outlines the concept of vouchers and the nature and objectives of the New Rochelle study. The more pertinent work tasks undertaken to accomplish the objectives are contained in the appendix. The authors describe their position regarding the voucher plan, highlight its major elements, and outline the steps the district should…

Described is the Follow Through academic program based on the principles and materials (DISTAR) of S. Engelmann and W. Becker, and reported are results of program use over a 4-year period with 9,152 primary grade children (78 percent economically disadvantaged). The program description includes teaching procedures; program objectives; class…

As originally developed, Projecto Exito, often referred to as the Bilingual Community School or simply as "Escuelita," was in name and in deed a comprehensive community-based approach to the problems of bilingual education, funded under Title VII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. Intended to serve Spanish and…

The summer 1973 Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 project was conducted in three communities of the Silver Lake Regional School District; Halifax, Kingston, and Plympton. The program consisted of instruction in reading, mathematics, physical education, art, speech therapy, and counseling and psychological testing. The target…

The aesthetic preferences of 224 Jamaican children and 558 previously-studied American children are reported in this paper. Both samples of subjects included male and female children from advantaged and disadvantaged backgrounds. The age groups studied were 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds and a combined group of children 7-years-old and older. Each…

This paper examines the concept of equal educational opportunity (EEO) in some detail, addressing the following questions, both generally and with special reference to Alaska: Is the EEO concept valid? If so, is there sufficient basis for government intervention? If so, what types of interventions are most/least likely to be successful? What types…

During the 1960's a growing body of experimental evidence suggesting that early malnutrition could affect the development and the functioning of the brain was translated into a concern that nutritional deprivation might be producing permanent mental retardation among "disadvantaged" children. The purpose of this paper is to show, through a review…