PRESENTLY, TWO DISTINCT GROUPS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT ABOUT HOW TO OFFER THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION TO NEGROES IN THE NORTH. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES CALL FOR MORE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NEGRO SCHOOLS BUT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ALTER THE SCHOOLS SEGREGATED STRUCTURE, WHILE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, REPRESENTING ANOTHER VIEW, DEMAND AN END TO SEGREGATED…

This report presents an evaluation of a "minicourse" in effective classroom discussion skills designed for teachers working with educationally disadvantaged children in compensatory programs. Seventeen voluntarily participating teachers received four variations of the course. They were pre and posttested on 12 questioning skills…

This booklet describes 50 Title I programs that have been validated by the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as exemplary. The descriptions, written originally for use in newspapers and by radio and television stations, tell how the programs operate, what makes them successful, and how the students are…

Drawing on data collected during the Title I Demonstration Study, this report describes the extent to which Title I programs "expand and improve" the Title I student's regular curriculum. Background information is provided through an overview and discussion of the Title I legal framework and its effects on service delivery. A comparison…

This volume is one of a series of NIE sponsored studies, intended to inform the forthcoming congressional debate over the renewal of ESEA Title I. This study reassesses current compensatory education policies as well as alternative Federal strategies. The body of the report has three sections. The first describes the need for and the limits of…

The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR), a highly structured, systematic program, was developed to provide instruction to disadvantaged children. This paper cites the opinions of proponents and opponents of the program and notes the results of previous studies of the effectiveness of DISTAR. The paper then…

This report summarizes the major papers presented at the conference and outlines the topics addressed in the group discussions. The papers summarized reflect the different views held by local education authorities in Great Britain concerning "Educational Priority Areas" (EPAs). The validity, practicality, and implications of various EPA…

The history of the inclusion of an evaluation component in Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs is reviewed, specifically the Education Amendments of 1978, or Public Law 95-561. This law requires yearly needs assessment of students in all eligible areas, as well as the identification of instructional areas and special needs of…

This report provides brief descriptive information about State compensatory education (SCE) programs in 17 States: (1) California; (2) Connecticut; (3) Florida; (4) Georgia; (5) Hawaii; (6) Maryland; (7) Michigan; (8) Nebraska; (9) New Jersey; (10) New York; (11) Ohio; (12) Oregon; (13) Rhode Island; (14) Texas; (15) Utah; (16) Washington; and…

PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF TITLE I PROJECTS IN PUERTO RICO EMANATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS PLASES OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES PROJECT DIRECTORS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS CENTRAL OFFICE. OBSERVATIONS, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, INTERVIEWS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THE PRIMARY EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES…

SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY DIFFERENT AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE BASAL READING PROGRAM IN WHICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, HIGH MOBILITY, AND LOW ASPIRATIONS HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO READ AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVELS. IN THIS PROGRAM CHILDREN…

PRESENTED IS THE STATISTICAL RECORD OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES IN NEW MEXICO DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966-67. THE REPORT CONTAINS DATA ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS, TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN EACH BUDGET CATEGORY, AND EXPENDITURES IN EACH CATEGORY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND THE DELINQUENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES FIGURES ON PERSONNEL IN…

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF CURRENT PROBLEMS IN URBAN EDUCATION. IN THIS CONTEXT IT DESCRIBES SUCH INTERVENTIONS AS A PILOT PROJECT IN THE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NEW YORK CITY'S HIGHER HORIZONS PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY (1) THE USE OF SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS AND SMALLER CLASS SIZE, (2)…

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THREE PROMINENT ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN EDUCATION--UNEQUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND THE TEACHER AS A PROFESSIONAL WORKER. THE FIRST OF THESE ISSUES IS EXAMINED UNDER THE RUBRICS OF (1) THE GOALS OF INTEGRATION, (2) THE SEPARATION OF EDUCATION FROM INTEGRATION, (3) COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, (4)…

Discussed is an individualized educational approach based on a student's strengths and weaknesses. On the basis of findings from a battery of diagnostic tests, a college program is worked out which is commensurate with the student's ability and preparation. He advances at his own rate and takes comprehensive examinations when he feels ready.…