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From "Cultural Deprivation" to Cultural Capital: The Roots and Continued Relevance of Compensatory Education
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Spencer, John – Teachers College Record, 2012
This article is a case study of compensatory education as it was developed and implemented by an innovative urban school principal in the early 1960s. I argue that while the compensatory education movement was often marred by pejorative-sounding language and inegalitarian ideas, especially as it was shaped and expanded by policy makers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Charter Schools, Pilot Projects
ESEA--Triumph or Tribulation for the Hispanic: A Review of the Research with Special Emphasis on Title I.
Noboa, Abdin – 1978
This paper argues that the intent of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and subsequent amendments to improve and equalize educational opportunities for the disadvantaged have been aborted by impotent enforcement and insufficient appropriation of resources. Research findings and highlights from major educational evaluations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance
Chapter I Programs: Problems and Promising Solutions.
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Culyer, Richard – Clearing House, 1984
Examines Title I (now Chapter I) programs, specifically their problems, the reasons for those problems, and their future. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Problems, Program Effectiveness
School-Based Health Centers: National Census School Year 2007-08
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Strozer, Jan; Juszczak, Linda; Ammerman, Adrienne – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2010
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care's (NASBHC) 2007-2008 Census is the 11th request for data from school-based health centers (SBHCs) since 1986. The Census: (1) provides a better understanding of the role of SBHCs in meeting the needs of underserved children and adolescents; (2) collects relevant trend data on demographics,…
Descriptors: School Policy, Clinics, Disadvantaged, Trend Analysis
Youth with Poor Job Prospects.
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Saks, Daniel H.; Smith, Ralph E. – Education and Urban Society, 1981
This paper examines vintage (cohort), environmental, and structural problems associated with youth employment, and discusses strategies for improving job opportunities. Evaluates effects of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Vocational Education Act, Youth Entitlement Demonstration, Supported Work Demonstration, and Job Corps. (JCD)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems