Recent research in West Virginia and California has linked school size to both effectiveness and equity, finding that as school size increased, the mean achievement costs for schools with less-advantaged students became more burdensome. An effort was undertaken to replicate this research in four states offering a variety of school settings and…

The study reported here was designed to describe Title I school-parent compact development and implementation across a sample of five schools with promising compacts. The four findings and guidelines for developing compacts highlight the varied experiences of five Title I schools, each of which demonstrates a broad base of support for strong…

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania analyzed data from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare concerning rural homelessness for fiscal years 1997 through 1999. Findings indicate that rural Pennsylvania has a homeless population and it is growing. In 1999, more than 21,700 clients received homeless assistance in rural areas, 44 percent of whom…

This report summarizes data on access to postsecondary education for students from low income families. From a national perspective, access to postsecondary education for students from low-income families is less now than at any time since 1970. By income quartile, in 1996 the chance that students from families with an annual income below $24,500…

This statistical report presents the results of performance on the Idaho Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) by Special Programs. Statistics from each school district in the state of Idaho are included. The subjects of Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics are covered. Special programs discussed include: Economically Disadvantaged; Limited…

Today, a college degree is an ever-increasing milestone on the road to personal success. Although the gains of education that accrue to the individual are more obvious, society also has much to gain from an educated populous. These dual benefits provide the rationale to spend taxpayer dollars to help capable but economically disadvantaged…

This article describes the methods and initial results of a pilot program (conducted by a team of psychologists and special educators in a rural school district) to demonstrate and evaluate the feasibility of a multidisciplinary, early-identification assessment program for handicapped children. Families were interviewed and on Community Clinic Day…

The Center for Vocational and Technical Education reviewed 26 career education programs in operation in various sections of the U.S., finding seven components common to most of them: cooperative education, career guidance, placement, follow-up, programs for disadvantaged and/or handicapped youth, and in-service teacher education. (JM)

Outlines the principles that have evolved in recent years for the equitable distribution of intergovernmental funds and explains some of the problems to be encountered by the Federal government in effectively incorporating these principles in their distribution of educational aid. (Author/JM)

Article describes an educational situation where the principal, teachers, students and community were undermined by a selfish and short sighted central administration. (ML)

This article describes the results of an empirical study of the relationship of eligibility criteria and noneligibility factors to the use of public assistance. Some commonly held beliefs about welfare recipients are questioned. (Author)

Discusses the serious economic disadvantagement that accompanies aging, and outlines educational strategies to enlighten and prepare citizens for this social reality. (JB)

Gentrification, or the return of the middle class to renovated inner-city neighborhoods, is forcing out the aged and minority poor who can no longer afford the higher cost of housing in those areas. This has created the problem of a population of mostly Blacks and ethnic groups. (Author/MJL)

Outlines approaches taken to development in lesser developed countries in the past, discusses the importance of appropriate technology and human development, and summarizes the information needs of the rural poor in developing nations. Information dissemination programs using video- and audiotape technology in Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Peru are…