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Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1984
The Ford Foundation's City High School Recognition Program (conducted in l982-83), was designed to find, document, and recognize the overall progress made in recent years by inner city high schools that previously had been failing. Through a blend of $l,000 recognition awards and $20,000 project grants, the program sought to reinforce the most…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Improvement Programs
Download full textMurray, Saundra R.; And Others – 1982
This final report for the PUSH-EXCEL project was designed to provide readers with an idea of the major actors and events that shaped the project's history and implementation, and to describe results of a 3-year evaluation of its impact (Chapter 1). Chapter 2 describes the original impetus for PUSH-EXCEL as arising from the Reverend Jesse Jackson's…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
New York City Office of the Mayor, NY. – 1982
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Youth Literacy Task Force of New York City. Included in the report are the following: a brief description of the Task Force's activities; a description of what the Task Force decided were appropriate and feasible effectiveness criteria for literacy programs for 14-21 year olds; a list of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Dropouts
