This descriptive report is part of a broader project collecting, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data from the four-state REL Appalachia region, comprised of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The purposes of that broader project are: (1) to increase awareness of and understanding about critical education issues in the…

A longitudinal research study was conducted at a public university in Pennsylvania on a sample of 129 at-risk students from a state-funded program (Act 101) designed to provide support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This research employed a non-experimental, ex post facto methodology to assess the impact of…

After years of debate, the nation is now taking a bold step toward ensuring that all students graduate ready for college and careers. Under the leadership of the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, a panel has drafted a set of Common Core State Standards for college and career…

In 2006, TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation) issued a report entitled "Ready, Willing and Unable: How Financial Barriers Obstruct Bachelor Degree Attainment in Texas." Drawing on a report by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, which projected the number of bachelor degrees lost nationally due to financial…

RURAL POVERTY WAS DEEPENED RATHER THAN AMELIORATED BY A REVOLUTION IN SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE. THERE WERE 3.4 MILLION SOUTHERN FARMERS IN 1935, THIS NUMBER DECREASED TO LESS THAN 1.6 MILLION IN 1962. AVERAGE YEARLY EARNINGS WERE LESS THAN $2,500. THE RURAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS TRIED TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY TO COUNTY OR MULTI-COUNTY AREAS IN…

THERE ARE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE CHILDREN OF THE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES. ART EDUCATION CAN HELP THESE CHILDREN DEAL WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. EXAMPLES OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY ARE GIVEN IN REPORTS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE (MEXICAN-AMERICANS, PUERTO RICANS, AND FILIPINOS), NEGROES, AND AMERICAN INDIANS.…

It has been estimated that over 700 million of the world's poor live in Asia-Pacifiui region i.e., those who earn $1 or less a day. Nearly one of three Asians is poor. It is claimed by multilateral agencies that the incidence of poverty (proportion of people below the poverty line) is slightly declining. Others question this claim and argue that…

Argues that the humanism movement is imperiled by ill definition, misunderstanding, and resistance. The author redefines it and calls for "real" humanists to advance the cause. (Author)

By drawing home and school closer, starting necessary community services and teaching teachers to work with the economically disadvantaged, the Montreal Catholic School Commission hopes to help the economically disadvantaged. (AF)

The major findings of the study was that Torrance's tests of creativity acted as a suppressor variable, increasing the relation between IQ and achievement among the disadvantaged children sampled. (Author)

Although many individuals living in poverty are referred for family counseling services via schools, court systems, and social service agencies, theories have failed to provide an adequate framework for treatment. This article addresses the common principles of the multisystems approach and feminist family therapies and how they can be applied in…

Reflects on the impoverished conditions in which many children live, through a discussion of Dickens'"A Christmas Carol" and Dewey's vision for education. Insists on the need for a more caring spirit to eradicate ignorance and address the plight of these children. (SK)

Using data from a community sample of 1218 boys and girls (mean age at the first wave was 15.5 years), this longitudinal study examined several covariates -- adjustment problems, poor academic achievement, negative life events, and unsupportive family environments -- of distinctive trajectories of juvenile delinquency. Latent growth mixture…

Background: Previous research suggests that children with specific comprehension difficulties have problems with the generation of inferences. This raises important questions as to whether poor comprehenders have poor comprehension skills generally, or whether their problems are confined to specific inference types. Aims: The main aims of the…