Funding public schools has been an ongoing struggle since the inception of the United States. Beginning with Jefferson's "A General Diffusion of Knowledge" that charged the states with properly funding public schools, to the current day legal battles that continue in states across the Union, America struggles with finding a solution to…

This document presents the papers and discussions from the Conference on Compensatory/Remedial Education. The contents include: "Institutional Programs for the Low Achievers" by Joan G. Roloff; "Communication in Compensatory Education" by Henry R. Fea; "Seminar: Special Programs for Minorities" by Constance Acholonu; "Seminar: Special Programs for…

Educational policies for English language learners (ELLs) tend to focus on English language acquisition. In this chapter, the authors argue that educators need to give more attention to the development of bilingualism and biliteracy to draw upon the tremendous intellectual, linguistic, and cultural resources that bilingual children bring to the…

Marnie is a resident of an unnamed School District ("the District"). In January 2000 at the age of 13, Marnie was involved in a bicycle accident that severely damaged her central nervous system, leaving her without use of her legs or left hand and cognitively impaired. She had not received special education previously. By September 2001,…

There is little question that today's society is a litigious one, and few professions can escape the realities of such. Although there is no mandate for national data collection on special education due process hearings (Ahearn, 2002), Chambers, Harr, and Dhanani (2003) estimate that more than 9,000 requests for dispute resolution are made per…

This article describes a group work program devoted to changing the child rearing attitudes and practices of lower class mothers of preschool children. An activity and a discussion approach are analyzed in terms of their effectiveness in attaining the goals of the program. Participation in a parent education program can produce significant changes…

A description of the range of compensatory educational efforts in the city of Bradford, England, which are aimed at assisting the socially disadvantaged. Special attention is directed toward the educational problems of immigrant children. (EH)

A revised version of a paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention (Chicago, 1968).

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PILOT PROJECTS BEING CONDUCTED IN CALIFORNIA WERE LISTED. SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED WERE BERKELEY UNIFIED, BISHOP UNION ELEMENTARY, FRESNO CITY, LOS ANGELES CITY, MERCED CITY, OAKLAND UNIFIED, PASADENA UNIFIED, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, AND SAN FRANCISCO. FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOL…

The subject of this issue is the status of compensatory education. Past programs are reviewed, and new effective programs are described. Field reports on various local school integration programs are presented, including programs in Pontiac, Michigan; Ypsilanti, Michigan; and the South. (JW)

A questionnaire designed to elicit information about reading instruction and the group(s) to which such instruction is provided is presented. The questionnaire aims at providing descriptive information about compensatory reading programs. (CK)

Provides an overview of the facets involved in persistence of developmental students at the college level. (IRT)

Part of the special section, EDUCATION IN THE GHETTO, prepared by Saturday Review and the Committee for Economic Development to explore the problems of the education of the disadvantaged.