Examples of rural poor people in the Southwest are cited to point out the disadvantages with which this group must cope. Educational disadvantages suffered by the rural student are indicated. Exemplary projects developed in problem areas identified by the Bureau of Educational Personnel Development are indicated as a means of bringing about needed…

This progress report covers a 6-month period in the second year of an experimental research project to test the utility of the Edison Responsive Environment Talking Typewriter as a major tool for teaching both initial and remedial reading to educationally disadvantaged youth. Conducted in six schools in Brooklyn, New York, the study included…

This report results from a symposium held to study aesthetic education in terms of concepts, related experience, methodology, and future research and implementation. An introductory survey of pertinent literature including a bibliography reflects current related thought. The conference first emphasized the determination of objectives and the…

The purpose of this 1969 master's thesis was to obtain information on the education of Spanish Americans and the relationships between their educational levels and selected socioeconomic characteristics. The sample for the study consisted of 268 families classified as rural and 276 families classified as urban in 2 Texas counties (Atascosa County…

Cumulative deficit is an hypothesis concerning the cause of lower mental test scores of groups considered environmentally deprived. It presupposes a progressive decrement in test scores, relative to population norms, as a function of age. Clarification of the theoretical issues and the methodological problems involved in establishing the…

The development and submission, for the Court's consideration, of an education plan for Hispano and Black children in Denver Public Schools was requested by plaintiffs in this case. The Court ordered the development of a school program based on the characteristics of these children. The proposed plan provides the rationale and activities necessary…

Following a touch-and-go struggle in the California legislature, a school finance reform law, known as the Property Tax Relief Act of 1972, was passed. The contents of this act were affected in part by the California Supreme Court decision--Serrano vs Priest. The new law includes boosts in foundation programs, expressed in dollar amounts per pupil…

The essay in this text cover major areas of interest, development, and scholarship in the teaching of oral language. Selection was made on the basis of what would best illustrate the principle of integration among the language arts and provide the most instructive classroom application of that principle. The essays are presented in seven sections.…

This report is comprised of recommendations made to the Texas Legislature, Texas Community Junior Colleges, and Coordinating Board concerning Compensatory education in general and specifically, the economically, ethnically, and educationally disadvantaged students. Recommendations to the colleges and the means for carrying them out are given for:…

This report covers a Federal review of the operation of the ESEA Title I Program in New Jersey, concentrating its local review in Camden. The State educational agency reported that new methods for teaching the disadvantaged had been developed, achievement had improved, and children had developed a feeling that their parents as well as school…

Medical care is viewed as an investment good, as contrasted with a consumption good. Numerous studies are cited which support the overall contention that improved health affects productivity through its effects on a person's education. The number of school days lost and the number of school dropouts which result from poor health are considered in…

Contents of this evaluation of ESEA Title 1 programs for the District of Columbia, 1966 and 1967, include: development of a statistical model for the evaluation; programs and procedures; patterns of program participation; data-gathering instruments developed for analysis of Title 1 Programs; relationship of program participation to pupil…

This report describes the first year of a 3-year extension of an Office of Education-funded program to prepare teachers and teacher aides to work with exceptional children in the regular classroom. (The final report of the original 1-year project is available as ED 043 598.) The emphasis during the first extension year was on securing greater…

The purpose of this study was to develop a model which could be used to analyze the unique subculture of rural Appalachia and its relationship to both the educational problems and needs of the region. The model was intended to provide those responsible for determining the nature and direction of educational change in Appalachia with data vital to…

Legislation and social concern have given new focus and special emphasis to meeting the special needs of the disadvantaged segment of the population. Much recent research has also been concerned with this important priority topic. Intended to be an authoritative analysis of the literature in the field, this "state of the art" paper should assist…