CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR EDUCATIONAL IMPOVERISHMENT ARE HINDERED IN THEIR ABILITY TO DEVELOP PROPERLY. ONE APPROACH, TO CORRECT DISABILITIES AND FACILITATE INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, IS TO START INSTRUCTION AT AN EARLIER AGE THAN THAT OF KINDERGARTEN. IN THE PRESCHOOL CLASSES, THE CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL…

THE OFFICIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY OF GREENBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 8 STATES THAT THE SCHOOLS SHALL MEET THE NEEDS AND SHALL INTEREST AND CHALLENGE THE ABILITIES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD WITHIN AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL. IN ORDER TO CLARIFY AND REEMPHASIZE THESE GOALS, THE HISTORY OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND INTEGRATION IN THIS DISTRICT IS…

According to the 1970 Census, approximately 33% of the 18,000,000 people living in New York lived in small towns, villages, and open country. Nonetheless, the State's major educational concerns have remained urban oriented. Although rural schools have some strengths (community centered, locally administered programs, desirable environment, and…

Intended for school districts and/or other agencies and groups in New York State (but having applicability to other states) which plan to begin career education programs or desire to improve or modify a program already in existence, this catalog summarizes the ideas contained in the more than 250 products reviewed. The catalog does this in two…