This state-by-state directory of migrant education summer programs is intended to help educators coordinate services and instruction for migrant families and their children. All states (except Hawaii), Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia are listed. Each state entry includes the complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail…

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) is the lead environmental agency for the State of Texas. It's charged is to oversee Texas natural resources: air, water, and waste management. The challenge is to manage these resources in a manner so that air and water are sustainable for the future and waste management is dealt with…

A study examined multiculturalism and diversity through accommodations for minority and international students in LEAP (Learning Edge Academic Program), a six-week summer program for freshmen at a major Eastern university. Subjects included administrators, mentors, instructors, and students, who were interviewed regarding their perceptions on the…

Discusses the success of project HOPE (Health and Optimum Physical Education) in Irwin County, Georgia. (GB)

Evaluated was the pod or open space approach to the education of seven primary and nine intermediate level educable mentally handicapped children in a summer program. (DB)

Refers to the Third Program of the National Radio of Spain. (SK)

A summer school program for fun and learning. (Editor)

Seven steps in the development, implementation, and refinement of an individualized unit of instruction. (Author/MU)

Project Broad Jump is a New York-based education program for some 600 youngsters from urban areas, in the third through tenth grades. The basic concept of the program is that academic opportunities are not accessible to many inner-city youth, whereas Head Start and Follow Through help pre-third graders, and Upward Bound helps high school students.…

Prospective physics researchers do not get enough background and sophistication in physics at the undergraduate level in a college with no research program. Authors describe an enrichment program for such students that takes place during two summers of an MS degree program. (PS)

Academic achievement, anxiety, conformity, and self concept were compared for 40 learning disabled children (aged 8 to 13 years) and 40 average achieving children (aged 8 to 13 years) before and after their enrollment in summer camp programs. (GW)

Described is an 8 week summer program for 20 special education teenagers which focused on the transfer of learnings from a vocational program to practical vocational and domestic experiences. (GW)

The Westinghouse-Ohio national evaluation of Head Start stated that the benefits that its participants received were of minimal long-term value. This conclusion was criticized by social scientists and statisticians. (CK)