Summarizes statistics of a 1979 survey, discusses issues involved with linking labor force and income statistics, and illustrates how the database can be refined to produce insights into the relationship between employment problems and economic hardship. (JOW)

Twelve investigators who had independently conducted experimental preschool studies pooled their research efforts and discovered that investment in preschool reduced the need for high-cost special education services and increased projected lifetime earnings for the children. (Author/MLF)

A study of defendents in Houston, Texas, indicated that some low-income defendents were boycotting court-appointed counsel. The type of attorney did not seem to be significant. Advocacy-oriented counsel was recommended as a means of improving justice. (Author/BEF)

Contends that aging interest groups should give consideration to broadening the politics of aging by emphasizing justice between rich and poor and advocacy for all age groups. Claims such a politics would provide continued support for universal programs and be based on the principle that those most able to contribute to societal progress bear the…

Discusses the concept of an underclass and the use of the term in current literature. Attempts a correct definition of the word. Notes that it is still misleading with regard to Blacks because of the certain exclusion of the Black underclass from the labor market. (DM)

During the 1990s, poverty rates in the United States remained relatively stable despite a robust economy. This paper reviews the research and theoretical and conceptual developments during the past decade, including how the poverty line was developed; the causes of the virtually unchanged poverty rate; and the consequences of poverty for children.…

Proposes a theory of information poverty based on four concepts that serve as the basis for defining an impoverished life-world: risk taking, secrecy, deception, and situational relevance. A conceptual framework that links the world of the information-poor, the outsiders, with a world of insiders, is developed. Contains 64 references. (Author/LRW)

A federal program that provides housing vouchers to help poor families move out of high-poverty neighborhoods appears to be having little impact so far on children's academic achievement, a new report finds. Four to seven years after leaving their old neighborhoods, the study found, children who took part in the program were doing no better in…

Many official strategies for school improvement appear to be based on an assumption that schools operate as autonomous units, hence the privileging of school-based characteristics that are taken to provide indicators of effectiveness. However, if the systemic relationships between schools are recognized then it may be that the establishment of…

This study examines factors affecting test scores in a sample of thirty-seven Texas public high schools from 2003 to 2007 since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The schools were chosen based upon similar tax rates and district sizes. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test was implemented in 2003…

The objective of this report is to review studies that report language and literacy outcomes associated with preschool curriculum-based interventions. Results from studies reporting on interventions targeting preschool children from low-income families were included regardless of the specific type of program. Although the majority of preschool…

The annual event dropout rate describes the proportion of students who leave school each year without completing a high school program. The event dropout rates for the school year 2006-2007 of 2.18% for grades 7 through 12th and 3.08% for grades 9 through 12th are consistent with the dropout rates for the past four years. The event completion rate…

The annual event dropout rate describes the proportion of students who leave school each year without completing a high school program. The event dropout rates for the school year 2007-2008 of 2.30% for grades 7 through 12th and 3.25% for grades 9 through 12th are consistent with the dropout rates for the past four years. The event completion rate…

Legislative amendments contained in the most recent reauthorization of IDEA and NCLB have mandated that all students, including those with special needs, be taught by an appropriately certified teacher. Specifically, both of these laws require that teachers of special education students in core academic classes must meet state special education…