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Download full textWortman, Paul M.; And Others – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
The Education Voucher Demonstration began in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District during the 1972-73 school year. Under the voucher concept, parents freely select a school for their child and receive a credit or voucher equal to the cost of the child's education that is paid directly to the school upon enrollment. It was presumed that…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Vouchers
Wortman, Paul M.; And Others – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
Based on results from the nonequivalent control group design, the mean performance in the nonvoucher and traditional voucher programs remain similar. It is quite plausible that the loss of teacher time due to planning, developing, and modifying a new curriculum led to the loss in reading achievement. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Vouchers
Literacy Volunteers, Inc., Syracuse, NY. – 1974
A demonstration project established eight self-supporting, volunteer-staffed adult basic reading tutorial programs in Connecticut, seven in Massachusetts, and one in central New York city. Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) tutors also helped adult basic education students, tutored inmates and trained inmate tutors in correctional institutions,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs
Antill, Ellen; Speidel, Gisela E. – 1977
This report presents the results of various standardized measures administered to Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) students and control students in the school year 1975-1976. In contrast to previous comparisons, KEEP employed more rigorous procedures for the selection of the control students and for the conditions of test administration.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Demonstration Programs
Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1976
The final report of a demonstration project in individualized adult education in rural areas of Arkansas, which took place during the period of July 1974 through December 1975, is presented. Program goals included: (1) to recruit and retain rural male adults who are operating at less than a fourth grade educational level, with emphasis on the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged
Levinski, Carol; And Others – 1981
An overview of a demonstration program in reading designed to improve students' reading skills and their attitudes toward reading at the middle school level is described in this booklet. Following introductory information about the program, the booklet lists some highlights of the program, including testing methods, student contracts, the point…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Middle Schools
