Part of a series of articles entitled "Environment and the Child.

Criticizes federal budget cuts for compensatory education. Holds that without Title I, many gains in school effectiveness and academic achievement could not have occurred, and says that if Title I is cut, poor children will lose a great deal. (Author/GC)

After briefly outlining the purpose of the National Diffusion Network (NDN), this article describes five reading programs judged by NDN to be exemplary. Each description includes target audience, content, evidence of effectiveness, implementation requirements, costs, and contact address. Three are primary programs, two elementary, and four…

Studied how school support-team systems have been developed and implemented across the United States. Responses from 43 state education agencies show that most states still do not have operating school-support systems in place, but those that do have varying outcomes based on a variety of program characteristics. (SLD)

Although the issue of redefining the developmental education profession has been a constant in its history, the urgency to reexamine it has never been greater. As practice advances and changes, so must the language to describe it. A reexamination can be an opportunity to transform the work of the field, expand its borders, and redefine its…

Learning assistance meets the demands of rigorous college courses through highly varied activities and approaches. The historic role of learning assistance in the larger scope of U.S. higher education is significant though sometimes low profile. Learning assistance bridges access for a more diverse student body. From students' perspectives, it…

This article reviews educational initiatives of state and federal government that were designed to remedy the effects of racial segregation on Black public school students in the United States after the famous "Brown v. Board of Education" decisions. Several policy and legal initiatives are reviewed, including school desegregation,…

This publication celebrates a quarter century of Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs in Ohio. Characteristics of Title I from its origin in 1965, through the change of Title I to Chapter 1 in 1982, to the present, are reviewed. Of particular concern are basic premises of Title I, administrative problems in getting the program going,…

A total of 25 parents who participated in the Head Start program provided testimony to the Silver Ribbon Panel of the National Head Start Parent Association in a hearing held in Phoenix, Arizona in 1989. Their stories tell of the problems they faced, the benefits of program participation to them and their children, and the nature of services the…

The complex psycho-sociological factors involved in designing compensatory education programs require a concerted effort aimed at all levels of personality and the socio-cultural situation. Attention is drawn to the determination of objectives, a diagnosis in terms of the characteristics of the child, the milieu, and the school, and the selection…

This volume presents an analysis of the legal framework for state administration of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The study's basic research objective is to determine what clarifications, additions, or deletions are needed in the present legal framework to improve program administration. More specifically, this…

Paper presented at joint meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (November, 1968)

This publication presents the latest findings about the effects of Title I programs in the Cleveland, Ohio, schools. These evaluation reports cover the 1979-80 program period, and present information about the effectiveness of each program in attaining the objectives proposed for each component. The programs include: Child Development Project;…