For more than thirty years, personnel from the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering have presented a summer program targeting high school students historically underrepresented in engineering fields. INSPIRE provides these students with an introduction to careers in engineering and assists the students in planning their…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE FIRST SUMMER OF AN INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FOR 55 DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL BOYS. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF PROMISING ACADEMIC POTENTIAL. FIFTY-ONE OF THE 55 BOYS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED INTO PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, CONTINGENT UPON THEIR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM.…

THE THIRD SUMMER (1967) OF THE MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ABLE, DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IS DESCRIBED. BECAUSE OF A DRASTIC CUT IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, THE PROGRAM WAS FORCED TO CHANGE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PLAN TO PREPARE THESE GIRLS FOR ADMISSION TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. INSTEAD, THE PROGRAM OFFERED COLLEGE PREPARATION AND…

During 1976-77, 270 school districts and 4 nonprofit organizations operated programs aimed at providing 76,953 migrant children (K-12) with supplementary instruction and support services. Supplementary instruction was primarily in reading, oral language development, enrichment experiences, English language arts, and mathematics. Support services…

During 1977-78 the Texas Migrant Education Program provided supplementary instructional and support services to 85,302 children of migratory parents. Title I Migrant funds of $30,330,453 were expended for regular term programs by 271 participating Texas school districts and four nonprofit organizations. Supplementary instruction was provided to…