Used content analysis to examine the depiction of poverty in 18 books for young children. Book content was coded using nine categories (occupation, income, employment, unemployment, race, ethnicity, geographic locale, education, and family structure). Found that all nine categories appeared in the books and that although some findings diverged…

Discusses the character and motives of Lady Noel-Byron, briefly married to Lord Byron, for involving herself in philanthropic work. Examines the various influences that aroused Lady Bryon's interest in education and describes her involvement in implementing her philanthropic endeavors, such as opening a school for poor children. (CMK)

Vouchers' constitutionality was given new life by "Agostini vs. Felton," in which the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an earlier decision banning onsite delivery of Title I services in sectarian schools. "Agostini" may signal a new era favoring increased aid to religiously affiliated schools, such as those participating in…

A conceptual framework derived from previous research was used to evaluate successful compensatory programs for high-risk students. Program effectiveness standards, school culture, curriculum, and teaching were examined through site visits to three elementary and one middle school. (MMU)

A competitive school ambience will further distinguish winners from losers in an increasingly fractured and stratified society. Disadvantaged students have little chance to win the standards game. Educators should examine the gilded age's hypocrisy; what gallantry existed the night the Titanic sank applied only to first-class female passengers.…

This case study describes how a high school language arts teacher in a poor border community in southern New Mexico combined technology-based teaching strategies with multicultural elements to ensure learning and equitable access to technology for her minority students. Discusses bilingual and bicultural students, constructivist classrooms, and…

Investigated role of maternal characteristics and behavior, perceptions of social support, and infant characteristics to differentiate early patterns of infant security, organized insecurity and disorganization among socioeconomically disadvantaged families. Found a variety of correlations with different attachment patterns. Also found that change…

Uses aggregate data on academic success rates (test performance) and socioeconomic characteristics to assess the contributions of social, economic, and schooling factors to the pattern of spatial disparity (location relative to the inner city) in Great Britain. Findings indicate a need for more attention to the social dimension of urban problems…

To help poorer students improve computer access, schools can provide computer instruction classes for local families, provide information sessions on how to purchase home computers, survey parents about access, maintain evening hours for student computer use, establish loaner programs for families, and develop neighborhood-access programs. (MLH)

These five articles consider some of the ways in which librarians work to ameliorate the circumstances that affect poor people. Topics include promoting access to the humanities to encourage people to become involved politically; serving the rural poor; homeless people; and library service to prisoners. (LRW)

Characteristics of hired farmworkers have changed little during the 1990s. These workers continue to earn about 58 percent as much as all wage and salary workers. Data tables and figures present characteristics of farmworkers and all workers: age, gender, race, educational attainment, citizenship, region, earnings, and occupations. (TD)

Discusses strategies to improve access to college and to increase the likelihood of academic success for economically disadvantaged and under-served student populations. Considers the use of technology and distance learning programs but stresses the need for integrated support services and college programming anchored in community-based social…

Directed at the chronically unemployed, poor single parents, and welfare recipients, microenterprise programs provide access to loans and technical training for the express purpose of creating small-scale self-sufficient entrepreneurs no longer dependent on public support. Lessons from international microenterprise programs, federal funding…

Argues that preschool intellectual enrichment is the key to closing the education achievement gap between children from minority and poor families and children from white middle-class families. Presents evidence that high quality child care contributes to school readiness. Discusses the emergence of education as one of the major issues in the 2000…

Presents the first in a series of articles discussing the implementation of North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement's Performance Accreditation framework in a school setting. Offers statistical information on Holgarth Middle School, a fictitious school "located" in a suburban area in a Midwestern state. (NB)