Describes the ESEA Title I kindergarten program of the Decatur, Illinois schools, which has been planned to include many preventive and remedial aspects of compensatory education. (DM)

Reviews the educational and social science research relevant to the education of the disadvantaged which was published during the 1960's. (JM)

Implications of model evaluation (using traditional chi square goodness of fit statistics, incremental fit indices for covariance structure models, and latent variable coefficients of determination) on substantive conclusions are illustrated with an example examining the effects of participation in a compensatory education program on posttreatment…

The federally mandated evaluation system resulted from past failures to provide Congress with accurate information on how well Title I was working. The new system which is designed to aggregate locally developed evaluations into a national summary is described. (Author/RL)

In their beginning, public evening schools in New York City had three goals: teach vocational skills, compensate for lack of previous education, and Americanize immigrants. The subsequent growth of several different evening school programs transformed the emphasis from teaching the culturally disadvantaged to adult education. (EC)

Compensatory educational services are now recognized as appropriate relief in meritorious cases arising under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Summarizes the third generation of court decisions concerning this remedy in three categories: authority, standards, and scope. (39 footnotes) (MLF)

Chapter 1 legislation provides additional resources to schools with a certain percentage of low-income students to help ensure that all children learn. Calls on parents and legal service advocates to take an active role in ensuring accountability for Chapter 1's application in schools, and provides questions to help parents better understand and…

Describes an innovative program developed at the University of California San Francisco and designed to address the shortage of underrepresented minorities and persons of disadvantaged backgrounds in the dental profession and to improve access to care for disadvantaged communities. The program involves exam preparation and learning skills courses,…

This report summarizes the impact of Georgia's Prekindergarten Program on two cohorts of children and families. About half of Cohort 1, 214 children and families, now in first grade, attended the Prekindergarten Program for less than 1 year when it was a pilot program. Half of Cohort 2, 534 children and families, now in kindergarten, had a full…

Results suggest some progress in formulating educational environments that reduce the level of school fearfulness among black children. Other studies should explore the differences in classroom atmosphere that nediate these encouraging results; i.e. patterns of pupil-teacher and pupil-pupil interaction. (Author/AM)

Discussed here is Christopher Jenck's book, Inequality. Topics addressed are massive funding, quality of life, small social effects, and diverse standards. [Available from Publications Branch, Education Department of Victoria, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia]. (AM)

This report presents the key findings and recommendations of the Advisory Panel for the Head Start Evaluation Design Project. The principal audiences for the report are: (1) leadership and staff of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) who have administrative responsibility for Head Start; and (2) local Head Start programs.…

The chapter 1 project is a remedial reading program aimed at helping children achieve at a faster rate than those with only regular instruction. This report begins by outlining attributes for success which are as follows: (1) clear goals and objectives; (2) coordination with regular school programs; (3) parent/community involvement; (4)…