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Public Affairs Research Inst., Wellesley, MA. – 1980
In this report, Boston's Title I Elementary Enrichment Program (reading, math, and language arts), Middle and High School Program (reading/language arts), and the PL 81-874 Program (reading/language arts) for 1979-80 are examined. Elementary reading and language arts students had mixed gains, while math students at all elementary levels exceeded…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Pouncey, Susan – 1981
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA) of 1974 impose an affirmative obligation on the states to rectify the language deficiencies of non-English-speaking students but do not specify a particular remedy, leaving it to State and local educational authorities to determine which programs, methods,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Download full textCollins, Raymond C.; Kinney, Patricia F. – 1989
One of a series of technical papers prepared for the advisory panel of the Head Start Evaluation Design Project, this paper presents information about national Head Start goals, program participants, and the Head Start delivery system. The four stages of Head Start's evolution are described in terms of changes in the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1989
This paper answers specific questions about present and future issues concerning the undereducation of Hispanic students. The following topics are covered: (1) the educational status of Hispanics; (2) the role of federal education programs--including Head Start, Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter 1, Pell Grants, and bilingual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Census Figures, Compensatory Education
Richardson, Robert B. – 1988
This paper provides the groundwork for Active Affective Learning and teaching adapted to the needs of the disadvantaged, at-risk students served by the Accelerated Schools Movement. One of the "golden rules" for the practice of Accelerated Learning, according to psychiatrist Georgi Lozanov, has been to maintain an "up-beat"…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education
Echternacht, Gary – 1989
Following the rules and regulations of compensatory education programs requires the use of objective measures in selecting students for programs, assessing their progress, and monitoring the program's quality. Administrators must remember the following four points when they use test scores for compensatory education students: (1) test scores alone…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Administrators, Admission Criteria
Emihovich, Catherine – 1989
This paper reports the results of a qualitative evaluation of the Chapter 1 Program Improvement Workshop Series--Level II, funded by the Educational Testing Service, Technical Assistance Center (TAC), for Region 3. Focus is on the role of commitment in influencing change. The methodological approach, advocated by M. Q. Patton (1986), focuses on:…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Federal City Council, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report presents a comprehensive plan, developed by the D.C. Committee on Public Education, to help strengthen the public schools in the District of Columbia. Chapter 1, "An Introduction: A Vision of the Future," contains the following sections: (1) "Description of the Committee"; (2) "Philosophy and Beliefs of the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Passow, A. Harry – 1990
Evaluations of compensatory education programs provided under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) indicate that the traditional provision of a less challenging curriculum, limited achievement goals, and emphasis on pull-out programs for compensatory instruction actually hamper the ability of low-achieving students…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1990
Findings of the second product evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan School District's state-funded prekindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds are reported. The Piaget-based program involves seven component areas: cognitive, psychomotor, affective, parent participation and education, curriculum, staff development, and community collaboration…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Emotional Development
Nechworth, John; And Others – 1990
This report examines the impact of instructional programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act on the academic achievement of students served in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District during the 1989-90 school year. The Chapter 1 programs provided supplemental remedial instruction in reading/language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education
Hunter, Charles M. – 1983
This paper examines the characteristics of the Louisiana Compensatory/Remedial Education Student Profile form and the nature of the compensatory education program evaluation served by the Student Profile. The Student Profile is a one page, triplicate form prepared by the Louisiana State Department of Education for each grade 2 student who failed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Eligibility
Anderson, Judith I.; Stonehill, Robert M. – 1986
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, like its predecessor, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1985, provides federal funding for compensatory education programs. Throughout its twenty years of existence, the program has been subject to contradictory claims about its purpose and its…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Mobility, Educational Status Comparison
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
This hearing was convened to discuss the Human Services Amendments of 1984 (H.R. 5145) which would extend the authorization for Head Start, Follow-Through, and the Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG) and would establish the Child Care Information and Referral Services Act, as proposed in H.R. 2242. Testimony concerns (1) Head Start…
Descriptors: American Indians, Block Grants, Community Information Services, Community Services
Buck, Carolyn B. – 1985
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has developed and implemented a special program called Summer Bridge, designed to assist targeted incoming freshmen in the transition from high school to university life. The goals of the program are to improve the students' college experiences and raise retention rates. Targeted students are…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
