Welfare programs and the people who use them have a bad public image. Any attempts at welfare reform should include the dissemination of factual information to eliminate the misconceptions. This information should include the following facts: (1) only 60% of poverty stricken households receive welfare; (2) most government services and funds to…

This is an evaluation report of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program provided remedial reading instruction for 776 economically and educationally disadvantaged high school students at five sites in four high schools. The program was staffed by 17…

The stated purposes of this testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is to summarize some studies of the economic situation made by the Urban League and to discuss some of the implications of an analysis of the occupational and transportation difficulties of the urban disadvantaged. (Author/JM)

The educational deficiencies of disadvantaged secondary students can be realistically overcome through a comprehensive program. First, the educational package must include an individualized educational plan that focuses on resolving each student's specific difficulties. Second, the package must include a mastery-based instructional program. The…

The authors address some of the issues and concerns surrounding the provision of early educational intervention with handicapped Black infants from low socioeconomic families. Problems in providing early intervention services for this population are seen to lie in three major areas--identification and diagnosis of potentially handicapping…

PROGRAMS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION, SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, ARE PRESENTLY ATTEMPTING TO ALLEVIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE DEPRIVATION IN THE MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS OF NEVADA, INCLUDING MIGRANTS, INDIANS, AND IMMIGRANTS FROM CUBA, MEXICO, AND PUERTO RICO. MOST OF THESE FAMILIES ARE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED AND LACK AMERICAN CULTURAL…

DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF CENSUS FINDINGS OF MARCH 1964 WERE USED IN THIS STUDY. STUDIES SHOW THAT A FAMILY OF FOUR CAN ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE DIET ON ABOUT 70 CENTS A DAY PER PERSON WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1.40 FOR OTHER ITEMS - TOTAL EARNINGS OF $60 A WEEK. IF ALL FAMILIES LIVING AT LESS THAN THIS LEVEL OR CLOSE TO IT ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE POOR, THERE…

A PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES ENRICHED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN FROM ECONOMICALLY IMPOVERISHED HOMES IS PRESENTED. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE (1) TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, PERCEPTUAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS, (2) TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR…

French immersion, a relatively new concept in second language teaching in the sixties, is well known in Canada today. Generally developed for Anglophones wanting to become bilingual, the program has tended to serve the needs of the English-speaking middle class. The question then is posed as to what must be done in order to offer the same kind of…

The objectives of this paper were to examine the effects of current school and student selection procedures on the proportions of student groups that have access to and/or receive Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services and to explore the effects of actual and simulated alternative procedures on these proportions. Data from school…

THE DIVERGENCE BETWEEN THE LEISURE ACTIVITIES OF AFFLUENT AND POOR AMERICANS IS DISCUSSED. PARADOXICALLY, THOSE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF FREE TIME--THE POOR--HAVE THE LEAST MONEY WITH WHICH TO ENRICH THEIR LEISURE TIME. WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT AN EXTRAORDINARY VARIETY OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE, ONLY THE MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASSES CAN…

Data were gathered through personal interviews to ascertain the feasibility of using mobile training facilities for adults who were unemployed and underemployed in rural Arkansas. Mobile facilities which had been developed for various purposes were reviewed. Recommendations included that (1) a 1-year pilot field test of selected facilities be…

The Task Force on Early Intervention was designed to describe services for preschool handicapped children in Minnesota. The Task Force had three major objectives: to discover basic information about the preschool handicapped population in Minnesota; to discover whether poor and minority children have equal access to preschool handicapped programs;…

Social class discrimination in the schooling process is less a product of teachers' attitudes than of the systems by which schools group students. Although class bias has been demonstrated in grading practices and other key decision points, numerous studies have shown that teachers are less to blame for inequitable learning situations than…

Presenting reports, statements, letters, and additional information, these hearings of the Menominee Restoration Act (HR 7421) deal with restoration of Federal services to the Menominee tribe via repeal of the 83d Congress' (1953) termination policy. Testimony includes statements from representatives of the: Federal Government, National Congress…