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Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Baker, Garrett – RAND Corporation, 2021
In 2011, The Wallace Foundation launched the National Summer Learning Project (NSLP) to expand summer program opportunities for students in urban districts and to study the effectiveness of district-led summer programs and how they could be well implemented. Through the NSLP, The Wallace Foundation has provided support to public school districts…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Urban Schools, School Districts, Program Effectiveness
Helyar, John – American Education, 1977
When youngsters in a Massachusetts Upward Bound program became disciplinary problems instead of learners, it appeared that the program more than the youngsters needed correcting. (Editor)
Descriptors: Program Administration, Program Content, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Fox, David J.; Ward, Eric – 1967
Evaluated is a summer project, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in New York City. A group of musically talented high school students from the city's poverty areas prepared a program stressing the musical contributions of minority groups. This program was presented at elementary school assemblies. Assessment of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Federal Programs, Music Activities
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1969
Approximately 288 programs conducted in various counties of Georgia during the regular school year or summer of 1969 and funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act are here reported in summary fashion. The following information is provided concerning each program: name of system, name of project, regular or summer…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Federal Aid
San Jose State Coll., CA. – 1968
This descriptive and evaluative report covers a National Defense Education Act, Title XI, summer institute which was attended by 24 industrial arts teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators from 15 states. The objectives of the institute were to teach information about industrial materials and to allow participants to develop instructional and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Industrial Arts, Inservice Teacher Education
Linn, Elizabeth M.; And Others – 1968
Five dentists, 17 dental assistants, and three dental hygienists participated in the dental assistant teacher training institute held at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 25 to July 21, 1967. Curriculum objectives were based upon analysis of the job of the dental assisting instructor; the following units were chosen to meet the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Content, Dental Assistants, Institutes (Training Programs)
Miller, Aaron J.; And Others – 1968
The four 1967 institutes were coordinated through a consortium approach wherein the Center for Vocational and Technical Education, the Ohio State University served as the coordinating agency for designing the program, preparing staff, evaluating the program, writing the final report, disseminating information, and following up participants. The…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Institutes (Training Programs), Leadership Training
Wyoming State Dept. of Education, Cheyenne. – 1985
Instructions for administrators of Wyoming summer educational programs serving preschool through high school migrant students include guidelines for career education, responsibilities of program components, and staff job descriptions. Funds management, operational instructions, salary determinants, evaluation and recordkeeping requirements, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Education
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1971
This 2-part experimental and demonstration project report is based on research and analysis conducted by the Center for Urban Programs at St. Louis University. Part I, which is derived from observations of summer youth employment programs in several cities, describes a general program guide for operating future summer youth employment programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Admission Criteria, Career Awareness, Career Education
Stake, Robert E.; Gjerde, Craig – 1975
This evaluation of the Twin City Institute for Talented Youth, a summer program for gifted students in grades 9 through 12, consists of two parts: a description of the program; and the evaluators' assessments, including advocate and adversary reports. Achievement tests were not used for evaluation. Evaluative comments follow each segment of the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Course Descriptions, Creative Development
Wang, Xueying, Ed. – 1996
A collection of essays on Chinese heritage community language schools in the United States addresses these topics: the schools, their curricula, and organization (Theresa Hsu Chao); school administration and management (Chao, Lydia Chen, Edward Chang); academic curriculum (Pay-Fen Serena Wang); non-heritage Chinese learners: practices and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), Camping
Fiori, Clem, Ed.; Thomas, Earl P., Ed. – 1976
The Princeton Cooperative School Program (PCSP), an Upward Bound project at Princeton University, was initiated in 1964 and continued until October 1976. Program services were directed toward low-income, educationally disadvantaged, high potential adolescents, and the program's goal was to enlarge the pool of qualified, low-income, disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Bibliographies, College Admission, Compensatory Education
Renick, James C.; Cadenas, Hortensia B. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
George Mason University's (GMU) (Virginia) successful Early Identification Program includes alliances with three public school districts to foster early, consistent intervention, and to encourage and motivate at-risk minority students to complete a college preparatory curriculum and enroll in colleges. GMU guarantees admission to participants who…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, College Admission, College Preparation, College Role