Background: Education plays a pivotal role in empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills needed for careers, economic progress, and societal engagement. Dropping out of school before achieving a qualification undermines these opportunities and has an impact on individuals and society (Audit Commission, 2010; OECD, 2023). International…

This article explores the All-Day Neighborhood Schools (ADNS) program, operated as a partnership between the New York City Board of Education and local philanthropists from 1936 to 1971. Designed to expand the resources available to children and parents, the program included after-school activities, additional teachers, professional development,…

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…

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…

State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995, amended 2007), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by…

State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under Chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995, amended 2007), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by…

The purpose of this handbook is to provide information on the fundamental requirements, as set down in the Federal law and policy, that are necessary in planning Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act proposals. Also, this handbook is meant to clarify Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and its amendments. It…

This bulletin provides information on financial and participation statistics, including the number of programs, Title I programs, State compensatory education programs, and joint State and Title I funded programs. Children served are given in terms of grade, ethnic/language group characteristics, and public and non-public participation. Program…

This document reviews and summarizes fifteen major studies of compensatory education, and in particular Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It provides students, researchers, evaluators, and policymakers with a usable guide to the evolution of approaches associated with this large scale educational program. These studies…

Suggests that evaluations of compensatory education programs must take into account the goals of the programs, amount and concentration of funding, obstacles surmounted in their implementation, length of affective and cognitive results, and avoid the cost/benefit approach to human beings. (Author/AM)

This is the first of the progress and interim reports prepared for an evaluation study of compensatory education programs to be completed by 1977. This report describes and analyzes those parts of the research proposed in the research plan which have, to date, been fully designed and funded. These consist of (1) a description and discussion of…

This paper discusses Federal Title I administration, and focuses on the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's activity in rulemaking and monitoring and enforcement. It also examines some of the similarities and differences in the ways states manage Title I and the implications of these strategies for local districts, particularly urban…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded projects for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, (Micronesia), is provided in this report. The review of the projects is divided into six subsections, each representing a district in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: Marianas, Marshalls, Palau,…

This report synthesizes the information presented at three conferences designed to develop guidelines for future funding for Follow Through programs. These conferences were part of a series of activities undertaken by the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 1981 to plan for a new set of Follow Through research and pilot project activities.…