Block grants have been defined as programs through which funds are provided to governmental units, such as state or local governments, based upon a statutory formula. They are usually provided for use in a defined, but broad, area and at the recipient's discretion. This document describes the historical development of these grants and the role of…

The document contains the final report of the Technical Assistance Development System (TADS), a program which provided technical assistance (TA) services to 53 Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) demonstration projects and 13 State Implementation Grants (SIGs). The evaluation report is divided into five sections. Section 1…

The implementation of the Children's Art Carnival Creative Reading Program in New York City is evaluated in terms of the services it was designed to provide to 210 Title I eligible children in grades 2 to 5 who were at least one grade behind in reading. Children in the program attended the Art Carnival twice a week and received instruction from…

The Program for Institutionalized Children in New York City provided reading and/or mathematics instruction for 624 Title I eligible pupils in grades one through twelve in 12 institutions for neglected, abused, or delinquent children. The program operated for seven weeks with approximately 15 hours of instruction weekly. Small group instruction or…

Approximately 217 students in grades 1 to 3 of the Berlin public and parochial school systems participated in this bilingual program. Seventy percent of the students were either from French speaking families or had a French ethnic and cultural background. The goals of the program were outlined as follows: (1) to continue to design, develop, and…

The final report summarizes activities, accomplishments, and staff and third-party evaluations of project CORE (Cooperative Operations for Restructuring Education), a program to provide educational services to incarcerated youth. Chapters 1-3 review the history of the project and describe accomplishments of specific programs, including the…

Described is an alternative secondary school program for adolescents with such problems as failure in school because of disinterest and drug abuse. Initial sections cover the school's development and major phases of the program (communication skills; instruction on the world, people, and ideas; involvement in the family and the community; and…

Author reported on one group's reaction to the BBC adult literacy pilot programme. (Editor/RK)

Article described a program which combined nature, group psychotherapy and a return to fundamental values in order for emotionally disturbed adolescent males to get in touch with his basic humanness and be able to regain a fundamentally healthy perspective of life. (Author/RK)

The interim report outlines the evaluation of the program, defines functional literacy, and discusses the effectiveness of functional literacy work, costs, and conclusions. The most successful results were from programs that promoted effective literacy, introduced vocational and job skill training, encouraged logical thinking, and utilized…

The report describes activities of a project designed to increase understanding and improve management skills of parents of neurologically impaired/learning disabled children. Parents (N=303) registered for a 12 session parent training workshop conducted by a school psychologist or social worker with assistance of special education teachers, and…

This report describes a pilot project of college student internships for the Women's Caucus of the Maryland Legislature. The idea for the project was developed by Maryland's 21 women state legislators and was implemented during their 1977 legislative session. Sponsored by the Center for the American Woman and Politics under a grant from the Ms.…

The Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV-C Bilingual Project instituted in the Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools consisted of two bilingual learning centers at a target school which served 114 students in grades one through five during the 1978-1979 school year. Materials and assistance were also offered to a parochial school. A total of…

An overview of the prekindergarten program provided for children in the CAL Community School District, Latimer, Iowa, is offered in this booklet. The program's goals, structure, schedule, activities, staff, and evaluation procedures are briefly described. Conclusions and recommendations of the district superintendent concerning the prekindergarten…

The final report documents goals and activities of a 1-year project to evaluate, refine, and disseminate an inservice education plan to help vocational instructors better serve special needs students. Five objectives (including formative evaluation of an inservice course through student feedback and achievement data) are listed, and five major…