Project ABC is a precollege talent search program that provides academically able, motivated disadvantaged youth with scholarships to private secondary schools, after an intensive summer transitional program. In an evaluation study of 82 disadvantaged boys, predominantly Negroes, who entered in the program in 1965, it was found that (1) the boys'…

In recent years the focus on accountability and governance in public education has shifted from the individual class and teacher to individual schools and staffs. By the way he applies and coordinates his school's available resources, the principal determines the product of his school, the departing pupil. More effective education is becoming…

The summer school program undertaken in 26 centers in New York State in 1967 served 1,537 migrant children ranging in age from 4 to 13 years. The program had as its major objectives improvement of the student's self concept, development of his social and scholastic ability, establishment of good health habits, expansion of cultural experiences,…

A modified approach to the development of verbal expression in young children is proposed as an alternative to either the prescriptive-instructional method or the developmental viewpoint which relies on self-initiated learning. The Bereiter-Engelmann method, the method based on operant conditioning, and the Montessori method are representative of…

This report, based on theoretical considerations as well as knowledge from cumulated sociological research in the field of compensatory education, is in three parts. Section I is a policy memorandum on Black studies focusing on: bridging education, undergraduate Black studies, and social centers, besides graduate programs and research…

Within the context of institutional educations' attempt to respond to compelling social problems, Antioch College developed a program designed to test the assumption that "overlooked" minority group students with the potential for academic success would benefit from attendance at Antioch and would also contribute positively to the college. Since…

Examples of innovative programs for the disadvantaged and minority groups include a demonstration program in guidance and counseling and one in cultural arts. These programs are elements in a three-year demonstration program sponsored by Project Upper Cumberland. A cultural art evaluation and a guidance school program evaluation are presented.…

A study was conducted to determine the effect of a taped, guided listening program of contemporary music on students' understanding of other styles of music. Of the 720 students selected for the study from San Francisco junior high schools, 226 were placed in an experimental group which received 18 one-half hour taped listening lessons of…

A book of original articles was prepared for use in preservice and inservice programs for teachers and in institutes focused specifically on the teaching of disadvantaged elementary school students. Stress is on teaching techniques, with practical suggestions offered for all curricular areas. There are chapters on the disadvantaged child and his…

This New York City school district educational project sought to produce changes in a positive direction in academic achievement, attitudes toward school, and educational and vocational aspirations of two groups of disadvantaged children. One group consisted of children from public and nonpublic schools who had difficulty in learning because of…

These volumes (with tests) on constructing effective English sentences are designed for secondary students who do not often hear standard dialects--e.g., the deaf, the disadvantaged, or the speakers of English as a second language. Transformational-generative grammar is used to describe the structures and operations that the student most needs.…

This annual report evaluates the programs run by the Vermont State Department of Education for educationally disadvantaged children. The report comprises a general introduction highlighting the operations of these programs: a descriptive summary including such items as basic statistics, staff visits, changes in State Agency procedures, effect upon…

An estimated one million students drop out of school each year; this is but one indicator of the failure of schools to provide equal educational opportunity for all children. One main reason is the failure to take into account the diverse backgrounds of the students. In particular, schools have been structured in a manner that discriminates…

The purpose of this field survey report is to present the actual operations of programs geared for disadvantaged residents of New York State and funded through Urban Education appropriations for 1968-1969. The descriptions attempt to provide a picture of how the programs are actually operating, the processes by which they were established, the…

This collection of essays scrutinizes needs in urban educational reform, and systematically analyzes curriculum, the urban school child, the language patterns of disadvantaged black children, teacher training, compensatory education, community control, and educational separatism. It is contended that the urban school should be redesigned to…