Begun as a remedial reading center with ESEA Title III funds, the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI) has developed into a reading resource center with remedial, teacher training, research, and information service programs. Emphasis is on preparing teachers to work with disabled readers and on research in remedial reading. Although it…

In this book, Chapter 1, "The Issues," discusses such questions as: Would community control be a step toward racial separatism, intensify social friction, be anti-libertarian, be inimical to government honesty, equity, and professionalism, reduce the capacity of local government for vigorous action and for action based on citywide considerations,…

This monograph considers the effects of the family on the intellectual and personal development of the child, and the effects of culture upon the family's way of life, and thus, on the child. In a survey of early compensatory education projects, university based programs, and school and community programs are described. Program organizational…

The various speech and language problems found at the elementary and secondary school levels are defined in this book which also suggests methods for the analysis, prevention, and correction of such problems within the classroom. Emphasis is placed on the team approach, in which teachers cooperate with reading and speech therapists, parents, and…

In 1968 the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) initiated a small study to build and utilize mothers' skills (established in an earlier and major study) and to begin to construct and explore the feasibility of a "career ladder" for persons interested in early education. Subjects were 12 Negro preschoolers and their…

This is a report of a pilot study completed in the Corlears Hook section (a predominantly non-white, low income area) of New York City in order to identify the major issues underlying the educational beliefs of community people and educators. A questionnaire administered to parents, teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals of four public…

Format of this report is a question and answer series (with tables appended) which presents the standardized required information for Federal evaluating purposes. Cooperative efforts between State Education Association and Local Education Association staff members, test results from standardized tests, and special education programs for retarded,…

Grant Park Primary School is located in a small neighborhood where most residents are at the poverty level. The primary goals were to provide an educational program which would meet the needs of the pupils and would correct academic deficiencies in reading. This goal was supported by the following: (1) to provide an environment in which each pupil…

The purpose of this report is to provide data on the educational program at Goldsmith Elementary School with a focus on several specific programs. The community from which the approximately 210 Goldsmith pupils came consisted mainly of lower-class, single-family dwellings, which were rented by the residents. The racial composition was…

This report describes an education voucher system and explains why such a system is needed. A history of education vouchers is given and the implication of vouchers is spelled out. A summary is then made of the historical antecedents of education vouchers. Jenck's model of vouchers is critically analyzed and placed in five dimensions:…

Part 2 of the "First Annual Report of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) to the United States Congress presents the council's advice, opinions, and comments on the recommendations of two recent and bold federal reports on Indian education--"TIndian Education: A National Tragedy--A National Challenge" and…

The voucher plan--a proposal to give parents the right and the financial means in the form of a voucher to send their child to the public, private, or parochial school of their choice--was developed as a "model" and, necessarily, without great sensitivity to differences among local school districts. The San Francisco Unified School…

In February 1971, the Seattle School District received funds to conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing the education voucher plan in Seattle. The study was divided into two preliminary phases. Phase 1 conducted over a 4-month period, consisted of an investigation of the areas of the city where the plan could best be tested, an analysis…

This conference report of a joint meeting of directors and staff working in Project Home Start and the Child and Family Resource Program contains discussions of a wide range of issues: health services, home safety, home visits, food programs, and the use of television. Other issues discussed are program guidelines, evaluation plans, means to…

The overall goal of the 1972-73 Title I Program in the Newark School District was to diagnose reading difficulties of and provide preventive, individualized, developmental, and/or remedial programs for children who had demonstrated extreme educational deficiencies. This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of various reading…