This report discusses the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the primary purpose of which is to expand equal educational opportunities to the economically and educationally disadvantaged youth of New York State (1) who are graduates of approved high schools or holders of a New York State high school equivalency diploma, and (2) who are…

This report summarizes the status of the 1970-71 Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), and the Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) programs in the public and non-public colleges and universities in New York State. The major aims of the programs are to encourage economically and educationally disadvantaged students to enter…

This pamphlet summarizes the present status of domestics in the United States. Statistical data on the problems of low income, lack of education, and poor coverage under labor laws are presented. (BH)

The College Education Achievement Project (CEAP) is designed to raise the level of scholastic performance of high school graduates who are underprepared for the standard type college programs. The Project provides a program of learning experiences for developing the learning skills essential for college work. It is a transitional year program…

This guide provides a structured program for the slow learner in mathematics grades 6-11. Suggestions for implementing the program are included. The guide is divided into the following major areas of mathematical competency: Fundamental Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Graphing, Algebra, Probability and Statistics, and Logic. Recreation is the…

Results of information derived from 120 household interviews in Model Cities Neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia in November and December, 1971 are presented. The primary purpose of the project was to provide data to the Neighborhood Continuing Education Program in Savannah as concerns "felt" needs and attitudes of residents it endeavors to serve.…

The Learning to Learn Program was designed to help children acquire the abilities for dealing with challenges and problems. The program provides a unique preschool experience for disadvantaged children. The Learning to Learn curriculum has maintained its original characteristics throughout the years and is designed to help children develop…

This study examines the relative success of high-risk students during and subsequent to enrollment in Berea College. The study was designed to determine: (1) the nature of selected personal and educational characteristics; (2) the secondary school ranks; (3) the enrollment and graduation rates; (4) the dropout rates; (5) the academic dismissal and…

Children of migrant farmworkers have the highest dropout rates, the lowest achievement levels, and the most failures. Performances of migrant children deviate so drastically from the norm that common evaluation techniques are not even valid for this group. Attempts to measure performance in school are consistently invalidated due to the migrant's…

This report provides a description and evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded programs for the state of Mississippi. A needs assessment survey conducted in the state indicated that 214,443 students needed assistance in reading, 189,568 needed assistance in language arts, and 194,825 needed assistance in…

This study examines the relation of reflectivity-impulsivity to naturally occurring social and self-regulatory behaviors of urban, disadvantaged preschool children. Correlations between the Kansas Reflectivity-Impulsivity Scale for Preschoolers (KRISP) and classroom behavior were computed for two groups of Head Start classes (121 children, ages 2…

Preschool education has often been acclaimed as an important influence on educational achievement capable of offsetting or even compensating for social, economic and educational disadvantages. However, studies done in America and Britain suggest that its effects are not as important as might be desired. (Editor)

Adult educators, in non-formal, open university educational systems, must develop strategies for meeting the communication needs of a multilingual, educationally disadvantaged population, thus enabling language to be the vehicle for educational development. (LH)

The way out of lower socioeconomic niches is the language bridge, says this principal. He urges compensatory training for all those not speaking standard English. (Editor)

Several categories of the Greek population were and have remained "educationally deprived" because the educational system continues to push them to one side. The author discusses how reform legislation will raise Greece's educational standards, but continues to avoid the educational growth of these segments of Greek society. (Author/RK)