Absence data from the Follow Through program in 18 Philadelphia public schools over the 1974-75 school year are presented according to grade, model and total program. The report, covering grades K-3, examines both overall absence patterns and differences in absence patterns of pupils with and without previous Head Start or equivalent experience.…

Data collected from three high schools, two middle schools, and five grade levels indicate that this demonstration program can effectively correct some of the more salient ravages of educational deprivation. Using teamwork, the program provides supportive reading and language arts assistance, basic skill development, supplementary counseling…