In this article, Edward Zigler, interviewed by Barbara Beatty, talks about a turning point in the history of Head Start that reveals how policy choices, bureaucracy, and science came together when he was told to phase out the program in 1970. New to Washington, Zigler learned that President Richard M. Nixon's domestic policy advisor Daniel Patrick…

This technical brief responds to an Arizona Department of Education request to study academic performance in schools receiving funding through the federal Title I compensatory education program, the section of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 governing resources for schools and districts serving disadvantaged populations. The brief describes…

Each year, Austin Independent School District Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) staff develop a plan of work to describe the scope of work for the coming year. The plans that make up this document identify programs to be evaluated and services to be provided by DRE staff and provide the blueprints for evaluation that staff will follow…

Contends that compensatory education projects will continue to be supported by Washington at about the same levels as 1972. The article notes that the immediate changes -- for the next 12 months -- will affect administrative procedure rather than availability of funds. (Author)

This paper examines the long-term effect of enrollment in center- or school-based care programs on the academic performance of language minority students in the USA. The study applies a longitudinal multilevel analysis to a nationally representative database, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K). Of particular interest are the…

This document presents an overview of the basis for the program requirements applicable to local school districts applying for grants under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The study's basic research objective is to determine what additions, deletions, or clarifications are needed within the Title I legal framework to…

As approved by the Committee on Education and Labor, House Resolution 2312 clarifies the intent of Congress with regard to several provisions enacted into law by the Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990. The resolution also makes technical and conforming corrections to the Follow Through Act and the Head Start Transition…

Address presented by the Senator from Minnesota at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 6, 1971. (RY)

The contents of this report are organized in five parts, as follows. Part One, "Title I: The Cornerstone of Compensatory Education," is a discussion of Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act (PL 89-10): its purpose, the scope of Title I programs, the selection of target areas, aid to nonpublic school children, the…

Since Title I funds are distributed on the basis of poverty, the key to the fair allocation of such funds is a fair definition of poverty. In this speech, a Congressman describes how his proposed formula for distributing federal funds for educationally deprived children would mean more help for all these children across the country, including…

This report contains the texts of House of Representatives Bills and statements about those Bills made by a variety of persons involved in the field of education. The Bills propose to amend various provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). One Bill gives particular attention to extending the provisions of Title I,…

This report contains statements by a variety of persons and organizations on House of Representatives Bills amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Particular attention is given to the value of Title I ESEA (compensatory education) programs since some of the Bills propose to amend or extend these programs. Another Bill…

This report contains statements made by a variety of persons and organizations on House of Representatives Bills amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Particular attention is given to the value of Title I ESEA (compensatory education) programs, since some of the Bills propose to amend or extend these programs. Another…

Discusses a proposed overhaul of Federal educational legislation that would consolidate and simplify existing programs. (JF)

Reviews the history of federal support for compensatory education from the conception of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1967 to its recasting as Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Analyzes the reasons behind the the success of the federal effort. (PGD)