This report describes a study of the relationship of instructional process and program organization to pupils' learning in Title I compensatory education projects, as measured by the Stanford Reading Test. This is the first attempt to apply economic input/output methodology to compensatory education. Personnel in 42 projects in 37 California…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Title I- funded projects for the state of Kentucky are reviewed in this report. It describes parental involvement, staffing, and project participants. Project components include the following: reading, kindergarten, general education, special education, and mathematics. A needs…

Lists the accomplishments of Head Start in its ten years of life, and discusses some of the areas of concern in the continuing struggle for children's rights. (BR)

Describes a specially designed measure of attitude toward reading and reports on the relationship between attitude toward reading, participation in compensatory reading programs, and reading achievement. (JM)

Reviews the literature on the effects of summer programs, and offers a reinterpretation of the role of summer learning in cognitive development. (PCB)

The No Child Left Behind Act required states and districts to begin offering supplemental educational services in the 2002-03 school year to students from low-income families attending Title I schools that had been identified for improvement for two years or more. This study examined the first year of implementation of supplemental services…

Discusses the functions of an effective parent council in assisting compensatory education. Suggests the kind of support that a local district should offer the council to get the best out of this form of citizen action. (Author)

An important objective of educators in the 1970's should be to help turn educationally deprived homes into homes that encourage and support learning achievement. (DB)