Depicts the role of an internal Evaluation Section, which is responsible for compiling annual evaluation reports of the use of federal funds for compensatory education programs, in evaluating two programs--migrant programs and neglected/delinquent programs--funded under Title 1, Public Law 89-750. (Author/RK)

In Florida, Collier County Area Vocational-Technical Center's admissions policy for vocational programs admits all students who are prepared to learn, identifies those who require compensatory instruction, and channels both into appropriate programs by determining each student's reading achievement level and comparing it to the difficulty level of…

Gives an overview of the United States' Project Developmental Continuity. Discussed are administration, education, preservice and inservice training, developmental support services, parent involvement, handicapped, and bilingual/bicultural components. (SB)

Describes the most pressing issues in early childhood education during the past two decades; indicates whether each issue has been settled; and outlines new issues for the present. (Author/BB)

Reports the results of a study of the effectiveness of ability grouping in selected high schools. Discusses differences in academic conditions in various levels of grouping. Study focused on differences in curriculum content and instructional practices across several levels of ability grouping in United States history classes. (PS)

The GEON-Project (1973-80) was a teacher-oriented program to improve kindergarten education in certain Dutch schools. Teachers were trained in diagnostic and differentiated teaching methods to improve students' emotional and cognitive development. The summative program evaluation found improvement in intelligence test results, but student school…

Recent experiences teaching in inner city schools indicate they are structured in ways that increase failure probability. Absences, some related to students' poverty, and some administrative policies greatly reduce actual class time. Repeated classroom interruptions decrease instructional effectiveness. Inflexible instructional policies and…

This note series is intended to summarize lessons learned and key policy findings on the World Bank's work in education.Education for all means learning for all. It means closing the "advantage" gap--making sure that the children of the poor and disadvantaged achieve the same levels of learning as all other children. This is one of the…

Noting that the federal government spends more on Head Start than on any other early childhood education and care program, this report was requested by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to describe how Head Start fits into the array of early childhood education and care programs available to low-income children and…

This paper examines the possibility of accelerating the development of intelligence when applying stringent Piagetian standards to evaluate the effects of short- and long-term intervention or instruction programs. The paper reviews previous Genevan and American research that shows that development can be accelerated by means of only a few…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Pyramid method, an educational method for 3- to 6-year-olds. The Pyramid method seeks to improve young children's chances for a successful primary school career, particularly among ethnic minorities (of Turkish, Moroccan, Cape Verdian, and Surinam origins) and Dutch children of poorly educated parents.…

The National Study of Effective Title I Schoolwide Programs was initiated to address the lack of information on how schoolwide programs affect teaching and learning and student outcomes and to develop a critical empirical base for strengthening the implementation of Title I programs in service of students in high poverty schools. This paper…

Discusses both three basic strategies, preferences, allocational priorities, and incentives--and four principles of positive discrimination--compensation and rectification, appropriate meritocratic criteria, the development of the discriminated, and fairness. (JM)

Examines some concerns with respect to the relations between social science data and advocacy of civil rights; and comments on some changing perspectives in race-ethnic studies having a special relevance to social policy in the civil rights area. (JM)