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Stringfield, Sam; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Drawing on a realistic model for evaluating compensatory education effects, Chapter 1 staff members have developed a workshop series aimed at improving the effectiveness of local Chapter 1 programs. Improvement efforts are to be data driven, research based, team centered, locally controlled, systematic, and focused on student outcomes. (20…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Wyatt, Flora; Campbell, Connie – 1981
The Follow Through program epitomizes many of the successes and failures of federally funded compensatory education. The program, designed to "follow through" in grades kindergarten through three on the documented gains of disadvantaged children graduating from Head Start, emerged as a planned variation experiment that systematically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Research
Download full textAnderson, Judith I.; Stonehill, Robert M. – 1982
The evaluation strategies and results for Title I programs were compared and contrasted. Two systems of evaluation to examine the nature and effectiveness of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs nationwide were implemented. The first involved sponsoring national studies, including the Study of the Sustaining Effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Anderson, Lorin W.; Pellicer, Leonard O. – American School Board Journal, 1993
South Carolina has found that meaningful improvement in Chapter 1 schools requires taking six crucial steps: (1) set meaningful goals; (2) pay attention to school culture; (3) revamp the curriculum; (4) pick up the pace; (5) integrate learning objectives with the regular program; and (6) change teaching tactics. An insert summarizes changes…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness
Mathews, Jay – School Administrator, 2000
About 1,500 schools nationwide pay an estimated $200 million in federal funds to private enterprises claiming to provide better literacy instruction than the disappointing Title I results of the past 34 years. Programs run by Kaplan Inc., Success for All Foundation, Sylvan Learning Systems, and Reading Recovery Council are described. (MLH)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Gall, Mary Sheila – 1991
This report provides results of a review of the methodology used by the Office of Human Development Services (HDS) to measure Head Start performance and to control high risk Head Start agencies. The review was performed at HDS headquarters and regional locations nationwide. The review was based on a sample of 200 Head Start agencies and focused on…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Efficiency, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Programs
Hope Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1979
This report summarizes the opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed by a review panel with regard to the performance of the United States Office of Education's 10 Technical Assistance Centers (TACs). Background information concerning the functions and major components of the TAC system and the methodology of the review is provided.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Federal Programs
Cordes, Joseph; And Others – 1979
This second volume of the Head Start Program and Cost Data Analysis Final Report analyzes data from sources other than the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The report is divided into three sections: Distributional Impact of Head Start Financing, Pilot Study of Program Compliance, and Recommendations for Secondary Data Analysis. The…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility, Federal Programs
General Electric Co., Washington, DC. TEMPO. – 1971
This paper reviews the findings of TEMPO's 1967 and subsequent evaluation studies and offers some conclusions and recommendations aimed at strengthening Title I compensatory education programs. An overview of Title I and a description of the TEMPO study and its methodology are provided. It is stated that, with the measurement methods used, no…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2000
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…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
Chapter 1 was created from its predecessor, Title 1, in order to give more flexibility to states and local school districts. Many of the requirements and criteria of Title 1 were relaxed in 1981 when Chapter 1 began. Districts are now required to submit written plans of their new Chapter 1 organization assuring the comparability of services…
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Documentation
Slavin, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
For over 25 years, Title I and Chapter 1 programs have provided remedial services to children deficient in basic skills by instructing them separately. The most important future objectives for compensatory education are preventing early reading failure, enhancing regular classroom instruction, and improving assessment and accountability. (27…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Trends
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1987
Information about the utilization of Chapter 1 funds in South Carolina is presented for the years 1982-86. Tables and descriptions illustrate the impact of Chapter 1 programs and identify those projects exhibiting the greatest gains in terms of student achievement. Projects covered readiness, reading, and mathematics. The following types of data…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
Based on findings of the most current and highly regarded evaluations and research reviews available, this committee print provides an update of a prior committee report (August, 1985) on eight cost-effective federal programs for children. Described in terms of program participation, characteristics, benefits for children, cost effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Children, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities
Stullich, Stephanie; Donly, Brenda; Stolzberg, Simeon – 1999
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is intended to support state and local efforts to ensure that all children reach challenging standards by providing additional resources for schools and students that have the farthest to go. The 1994 reauthorization of the ESEA included a number of changes to Title I allocation…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
