Changes in judicial decisions may hold school districts responsible for providing compensatory, or remedial, educational services to handicapped students as a form of relief for alleged district violations. The supposed ceiling of age 21 in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) has not held up as a defense in some jurisdictions. (36…

Job Training and Partnership Act programs can provide schools with a variety of options and resources for building Education for Employment programs to meet the needs of at-risk students. These programs focus on basic academic skills, work maturity skills, and job-specific skills. (Author/TE)

Discusses the high drop-out rates in most Canadian provinces and social motivators for leaving school. Examines the extent to which allocation of provincial funds to local school systems influences the drop-out problem. Suggests that provincial compensatory funding has had limited but positive impact on drop-out rates. Recommends drop-out…

Thanks to recent court interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, parents of handicapped students (under 21) may request not only a different placement, provision of related services, or tuition reimbursement, but also compensatory or remedial education services as a form of relief for alleged district violations. (51…

Presents three categories of approaches to assess the impact of college supplemental instruction (SI) programs on an institution: anecdotal information; descriptive statistics; and inferential statistics. For SI programs required to justify their existence, these methods include a range of assessment devices from simple testimony to rigorous…

Presents a synthesis of what is known about Title I schoolwide programs, focusing on characteristics of schools and districts implementing schoolwide programs, programmatic and organizational characteristics of the programs, and evidence of program effectiveness. Cautions in interpreting the evaluation findings are presented, and educational…

Describes how the college-preparation program Upward Bound, in a bruising battle with GEAR UP for federal funds, is being closely scrutinized by the Bush administration. (EV)

This report presents the current status of an ongoing qualitative case study of the implementation of the High Scope Curriculum in the preschool readiness program at one elementary school in Gordon County, Georgia. This program, provided for all 4-year-olds, includes home visits by a family services coordinator, parent involvement opportunities,…

The progress states have made toward fulfilling their requirements under Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act is reported. Some states are reporting that they have developed content standards for some subjects, but not for others. In some states, both local school district and state standards are being developed. In all, 43 states had…

The primary function of the Title I Technical Assistance Center (TAC) was to facilitate the implementation of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) in local school districts by providing technical assistance in evaluation to state education agency and local education agency personnel involved in Title I activities. However,…

The Reagan Administration's education voucher proposal was the subject of these hearings on H.R. 2397, a Bill To Improve the Educational Achievement of Educationally Deprived Children by Expanding Opportunities for Their Parents To Choose Schools That Best Meet Their Needs, To Foster Diversity and Competition among School Programs For…

This overview traces the development of thought from the Plowden Report through Halsey's work on educational priority areas to the author's own research on the use of playgroups in a council estate, concluding that schools, by themselves, cannot compensate for the ravages of deprivation. (Author/JM)

In the current model for educating poverty children, a major shift is required which would view the school as a secondary intervening influence and stress primary intervention at the societal and family level, focusing on essentially non-school variables and settings. (EH)

This paper shows that multiple sources of data reflecting educational progress may be used with relative ease to systematically, objectively, and accurately place students in selective educational programs, such as those funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, using readily available commercial microcomputer…

This guide aids Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center staff in conducting a brief (70-minute) workshop on parent participation in compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidaton Improvement Act. The goal is to clarify the attitudes and perceptions that are needed to expand or improve an existing Chapter 1…