Discusses the sociolinguistic hypotheses of deficit and difference, criticizing the latter for deriving a "functional equivalence" from clearly different social contexts, leading to passivity and lack of results in current school practice. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Because of inadequate funding and poor planning, most disadvantaged children remain in a compensatory education enrichment program for only a year or two before they are forced to return to a regular classroom. Children go back to the traditional setting and their accelerated cognitive growth rate soon begins to fade. (Author/GC)

A summer school program stressing basic skills for migrant children in a rural Illinois community was assessed according to Stake's responsive evaluation model. Informal communication, program activities, audience needs, and participant values were emphasized in this case study. This evaluation method provided useful information for the state's…

The Detroit decision may encourage federal courts to avoid costly and unpopular student reassignment plans in favor of compensatory education to remedy the effects of past discrimination. (Author/IRT)

A recent analysis of the Chapter 1 program shows that it facilitates achievement. However, it does not move students substantially toward the achievement levels of advantaged students, and the gains do not persist after students leave the program. Six findings are presented along with recommendations for improving the programs. (VM)

The school-based planning process often exacerbates efforts to improve instructional effectiveness. The importance of addressing strategic instructional issues in planning is emphasized. To ensure more positive outcomes, six important guidelines are offered. (Author/JS)

Seven studies of the positive long- and short-term effects of good preschool programs on low-income youngsters provide evidence that such programs can be effective. The studies also reveal some of the problems faced by researchers in this field. (PGD)

Notes that preschool compensatory education has not resulted in any appreciable, durable gains in I.Q. or scholastic achievement. Posits that compensatory programs remedied deficiencies in knowledge but not in cognitive processes. Suggests further research into the nature of intelligence and its malleability. (PGD)

Presents a theoretical framework for analyzing minority students' school failure and the relative lack of success of previous attempts at educational reform, such as compensatory education and bilingual education. The author suggests that these attempts have been unsuccessful because they have not altered significantly the relationships between…

Findings from a review of 47 studies of compensatory education programs, most including work in mathematics, are briefly reported. (MNS)

Illustrates the potential for inconsistent interpretations of the statutory regulations of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act by describing the different approaches Connecticut, Arizona, New York, and Mississippi are taking in implementing the law. (CMG)

To inform reauthorizations of Title I, the federal government's largest program for elementary and secondary education, the Congress has required the Department of Education to conduct national assessments of Title I. Two of these studies have gathered Title I data over several years: the Prospects study, completed in 1997; and the ongoing…

This book is a synthesis of work done and expansion of the handouts, reports, graphs, charts, and communiques related to the work in approximately 130 school districts developing standards-based accountability systems for compensatory education. It serves as a guide to evaluating compensatory education programs and using multiple measures to…

The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the elementary summer school program to improve reading and literacy in the Austin Independent School District, Texas. In June 2000, the 21-day program served 2,406 students in grades 1 through 3 who were below grade level in reading or at risk of retention. The budget allocation…

The impact of changes in the 1994-95 reauthorization of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the operations and effectiveness of Title I programs in the Great City Schools was studied through a survey of urban school districts. Responses were submitted by 34 school districts, representing approximately 23% of the Title I…