Analyzing the interaction between factors that are stable and factors that initiate change re: promotion of social mobility or crystalization of existing social stratification, this paper presents a case study of Mahi, a rural village in Gujarat, India. Utilizing data derived from two field studies (1961-1962 and March 1967-June 1967), the stable…

This study focuses upon problems of language and reading disability among disadvantaged pupils in elementary and secondary school. Separate sections consider the evidence that such disabilities are a continuing problem; review remedial practices and existing programs; examine federal, state, and local programs aimed at such problems; formulate new…

This volume is a revised edition of ED 069 834. The authors have added several pages of text, but the structure and content of the book are essentially the same as the first edition. The authors advocate community education as the most promising means of solving educational problems associated with the breakdown of urban life, the difficulties of…

Improvements in reading and oral language achievement by disadvantaged elementary-age students in England are reported in connection with a program of parental involvement in the classroom. A reading-at-home program, a neighborhood center for parents of preschoolers, and other collaborative school-parent-community activities are also described.…

Deploring children's declining political leverage because of greed, adult self-interest, and mindless military pursuits, this article analyzes six circumstances confronting today's children. These include lack of political will, a negative view of government, changing demographics affecting social strategies, recent business interest in children,…

Two challenges to "Equal pay for equal work" are subminimum wages and workfare. There is no evidence that either two-tiered wage system would permanently increase employment. Instead the results may be (1) less union strength; (2) lower wages in general; (3) layoff of workers in the higher tiers; and (4) more discrimination against Black youth.…

This article discusses educational equity in terms of access to learning, to resources, and to school, especially among students who are tracked in low ability groups. Given this conception of knowledge equity, equity may only be realized through the actions of local district and school staff. (JL)

Three tensions inherent to how we govern, operate, and study schools are discussed: teacher autonomy versus educational equity; the measurement of school effectiveness, and the issue of who participates in the educational process. Suggestions for how policymakers, researchers, and practicioners might resolve their differences are made. (JL)

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) is unsatisfactory: it is biased against the poor, and allows the government to control the poor. Evaluates Massachusetts' Employment and Training (ET) program, and New Jersey's Realizing Economic Achievement (REACH) program. Offers recommendations for REACH and for an improved Federal welfare program.…

Hispanic children are often considered ineligible for participation in programs for the gifted and talented because of identification procedures that rely heavily on tests which are inappropriate for use with Spanish-speaking children and because of the widespread acceptance of an essentially inaccurate definition of giftedness as synonymous with…

Evaluates "The Reading Report Card" and application of Reading Proficiency Scale to that report with 1984-85 data on reading ability in adults between ages 21 and 25. Also discusses reading trends in relation to different segments of population and in terms of where decreases and increases in reading ability have occurred between 1974…

Describes a program to improve the reading skills of primary and junior level students by encouraging parents to listen to their child reading at home for at least 20 minutes daily. Notes program results including improved reading development, better home-school relationships, and increased circulation for school and community libraries. (JHZ)

Wisconsin's guaranteed tax base equalization formula has no direct adjustment for the additional costs of educating poverty level pupils. This paper establishes the need for an adjustment and examines three measures (based on varying poverty definitions) to determine which provides the most equitable funding formula for educating poor children. (9…

The educational funding system in Massachusetts has become less equitable than before, since the passage of Proposition Two and a Half. A decision-making process driven by zero-sum economics, rather than educational needs, is particularly harmful to urban youth; failure to educate every young American threatens the nation's social and economic…

Educational innovations in France concerning the priority areas of education, the objectives of the college, procedures for pupil guidance, and the second long cycle are described. (RM)