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Carlisle, Robert D. B. – Public Telecommunications Review, 1979
Chronicles the development and promise for the future of ThinkAbout, the first step in AIT's effort to embody "Skills Essential to Learning" in televised instruction. The series will debut in fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms in September and is funded by 35 states and Canadian provinces, CPB, and Exxon. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Financial Support
Sumner, Gerald C.; And Others – 1979
This report on Compensatory Education (CE) examines the cost effectiveness of instructional programs and outcomes for reading and mathematics. Included are a description and comparison of services for elementary school students in Title I programs, other CE programs and regular instruction programs. Also reported are the results of student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness
Zanoni, Candido – 1980
The specially funded program described in this report was implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College in Fall 1979 to promote the academic improvement and long-range retention of high-risk Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. After introductory material discussing the process involved in securing program funds from the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Skills, Black Students, College Freshmen
Download full textAppalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1983
Fiscal year 1982 was transitional for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), as it was the last year of the broad economic development program and a year of reduced funding and new limits on programs. In 1981, Congress had requested that ARC prepare a plan for completion of the Appalachian highway system and for a 3 to 5 year ARC finish-up…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Census Figures, Coal, Community Development
Rademacher, Ida; Bear, Marshall; Conway, Maureen – 2001
Project QUEST (Quality Employment through Skills Training) was begun in 1992 to provide unemployed and working poor residents of San Antonio, Texas, with employment training and job placement services. The program provides tuition subsidies and ancillary support services to low-income San Antonio residents enrolled in two-year associate's degree…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Associate Degrees, Basic Skills, Case Studies
