MISSOURI'S TITLE I PROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. OPERATION AND SERVICE PROBLEMS INCLUDED LACK OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND OF STAFF TO PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AND TO HELP THE DISTRICTS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERED ONLY LIMITED ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING…

NOTING THAT THE CHILD OF LIMITED BACKGROUND HAS CONSIDERABLE NATIVE ABILITY BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIS POTENTIAL DUE THE KIND OF TEACHING AND CURRICULUM OFFERED IN THE TYPICAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE DETROIT PROJECT HAS ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIFFICULTIES RESULTING FROM DEPRIVATION. DIRECT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TOWARD INSERVICE…

This report describes the third conference on Youth Employment sponsored by the National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) held in Washington, D.C., June 13-14, 1979. An introduction adresses the realities of youth unemployment. NCY goals are then presented. Opening day proceedings summarized include the opening speech; three presentations dealing…

Reporting on actions taken in response to 1978-79 state legislative mandates re: Texas public school curriculum, this paper presents representative rural small school curriculum development activities. Specifically, the following are addressed: results of the Texas Assessment Project (TAP); support units; programs for the gifted and talented;…

Tabular data and narrative evaluations describe the goals and achievements of Iowa's migrant education programs (three summer session and five regular session programs) operated during fiscal year 1979. A program overview provides summary information on staff utilization, numbers of students served, inservice training activities, medical services…

In its second year the Task Force identified four areas for in-depth analysis, deliberation, and recommendations development: early childhood education, planning for intra- and interstate coordination of migrant education, academic information and credit exchange, and parent involvement. Because migrant families may need educational and other…

The Federal Communications Commission in 1938 set aside AM radio assignments for future educational stations. In the 1960's it made additional assignments for education: long-range FM radio, multiplex sub-carrier channels; and UHF, VHF, and Instructional Television Fixed Service channels for statewide ETV broadcast service. Such networks aid the…

This report contains an analysis of the efforts in 1965 and 1966 of the National Committee for Children and Youth (NCCY) to help the youth in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. who failed to meet the educational requirements for military enlistment. A description of the program includes: (1) background of the NCCY, (2) intake and followup process, (3)…

Developing the themes presented in sections I and II, a model is presented for the development of a multicounty regional educational service agency for a selected area of the State, comprising seven east central Iowa county school systems. Considered as a guide for planning, the model is described in seven chapters, including an introductory…

The results of a 2 1/2-year study to formulate an overall plan utilizing and coordinating existing services for hearing impaired children are reported. The definition, classification, incidence, and prevention of hearing impairment and the orientation of professional personnel are discussed. Recommendations are given for identification and medical…

The fifth in a series of reports related to long-range educational planning includes five papers presented at a conference in Albuquerque March 21-22, 1968. The first paper outlines the primary goals of an educational program and considers implications of the program for the curriculum, instructional practices, supporting services, evaluation,…

This document contains descriptive reports of the cooperative activities of five institutional members of COMBASE, a consortium of 14 community colleges for the promotion and study of community-based postsecondary education. Following an overview and summary, reports from Florida Junior College at Jacksonville and Kellogg Community College…

Major findings, interpretations, and policy recommendations developed from a national, in-depth evaluation of the National Diffusion Network (NDN) are presented. Features of the NDN approach to the dissemination of educational innovation include: local change as a goal, use of specialized change agents, emphasis on interpersonal tactics to effect…

Some of the current thinking on planning and effecting improvements in education in the big cities is together under four major chapters in this publication. A section on major developments, problems, and needs addresses such issues as accelerated rate of change, crisis confrontations ano brush fire techniques, and unanticipated consequences of…

This report describes and evaluates the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP) in St. Petersburg, Florida, one of 11 demonstration sites of this Head Start-affiliated program. The cooperation of community service agencies and the combination of the roles of homebased teacher and social worker into the role of home visitor were major strengths of…