This report contains the texts of House of Representatives Bills and statements about those Bills made by a variety of persons involved in the field of education. The Bills propose to amend various provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). One Bill gives particular attention to extending the provisions of Title I,…

This report contains statements by a variety of persons and organizations on House of Representatives Bills amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Particular attention is given to the value of Title I ESEA (compensatory education) programs since some of the Bills propose to amend or extend these programs. Another Bill…

This report contains statements made by a variety of persons and organizations on House of Representatives Bills amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Particular attention is given to the value of Title I ESEA (compensatory education) programs, since some of the Bills propose to amend or extend these programs. Another…

The Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity held hearings on the quality and control of urban schools (Summer, 1971). The testimony of the various witnesses is recorded. Among the witnesses are professors of education, community leaders, and administrators of urban schools. The appendix includes material submitted by the witnesses…

The absence of systematic analyses and syntheses of data from hundreds of documents relating to compensatory education constitutes justification for a study unifying and evaluating already available information. Section One of this document introduces the need for such a study and discusses problems and procedures used in conducting and…

This study compared the growth in language development between the experimental group receiving direct instruction and the control group receiving a more nondirective traditional type of program. Of the 94 3- and 4-year-old children in the study, 57% were of Mexican-American descent, 39% were of white-American background, and 4% were black. The…

This document contains Part I of a transcript of a broadcast from "Options in Education", an electronic weekly magazine covering news, features, policy and people in the field of education. Compensatory education is disussed by : government personnel (e.g. a congressional aide; a school superintendent); education personnel (e.g., an…

The nature of experimental designs in the evaluation of educational programs is addressed in this commentary on the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act and a paper detailing that evaluation (TM 503 672). (JKS)

The various data analyses comparing different approaches to teaching the disadvantaged show that the Direct Instruction model was more effective in terms of basic academic goals and affective outcomes. (Author/AM)

Teaching skimming techniques in a college compensatory reading course helped students gain in both speed and comprehension skills. (MKM)

Learning disabilities are a health threat because they prevent a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and they should be treated with a variety of remedial strategies reflecting their multiple causes. (MB)

This paper reviews research on the overall effects of specific Head Start model programs. Test results favor children in more structured programs, but differences are short-lived. Emphasis is placed on the need to consider both the weaknesses of specific programs and the effects of child and environmental differences. (BD)

The movement to establish socialist Sunday schools during the early twentieth century is one of the best kept secrets of American socialist and educational historiography. During these years many working-class radicals provided their children with a formal, weekend education that lacked strong capitalistic biases dominant in the public schools.…

This study examined the role of Title I in 18 secondary schools (9 intermediate and 9 high schools) that serve disadvantaged students, are engaged in comprehensive school improvement efforts, and have consistently high or improving student achievement. The study was prompted by the changes to Title I under the 1994 Improving America's Schools Act.…

Presents an overview of major programs in higher education directed at helping the disadvantaged, makes a critical assessment of each, makes recommendations for looking into the future, and emphasizes the notion that the educational system is a reflection of the wider social system and conditions that exist. (Author/CJ)