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Download full textRMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. – 1990
Chapter 1 is a program funded by the Federal Government to help children who are at a disadvantage in school. Parents have many questions about Chapter 1 programs. This brochure presents many of the questions that parents have asked over the years about how Chapter 1 works. Because every school district's Chapter 1 programs are different, the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Commission on Chapter 1, Baltimore, MD. – 1992
This document presents the following eight-component framework of the Commission on Chapter 1 for restructuring the Chapter 1 program: (1) have states set clear, high standards for all students; (2) devise new systems for schools to assess progress toward standards; (3) inform parents about how well their children are progressing toward standards…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Children
Sinclair, Beth; Gutmann, Babette – 1993
This report summarizes the 1990-91 State Performance Reports for the Chapter 1 (Education Consolidation and Improvement Act) local education agency (LEA) program and the Chapter 1 State Agency Neglected or Delinquent program. Chapter 1 represents the largest investment in elementary and secondary education of the Federal government. With the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
It is time to revise the Chapter 1 program to prepare disadvantaged children to meet the challenges of the National Education Goals. The Chapter 1 program must be aligned with larger reforms to develop higher standards for student performance and greater accountability. The gap in achievement between disadvantaged and other students means that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Compensatory Education
Drazen, Shelley – 1991
Associations between school district poverty and achievement and Chapter 1 programs are studied. The allocation formula in the legislation states that funding is to be distributed in direct proportion to poverty and regional cost. Dependent variables include Chapter 1 funding, the number of district participants in compensatory education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
The concept of "opportunity to learn" (OTL) strategies was first introduced several decades ago and was defined by a narrow set of instructional components. Since then, many additional criteria have been incorporated into the OTL concept, some specifically to ensure an equal education for disadvantaged and minority students. The original…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Criteria, Curriculum
Slavin, Robert E. – 1992
It is proposed that schools receiving funds under Chapter 1 (Hawkins Stafford Act 1988) be required to spend at least 20 percent of their allocations on staff development. High-quality staff development programs would enable schools to improve instruction all day for all students. Chapter 1 schools would become centers of educational renewal and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Educational Practices
Rotberg, Iris C.; Harvey, James J. – 1993
The RAND Institute on Education and Training in consultation with the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives undertook an analysis of federal policy options to improve education in low-income areas. The analysis focuses on Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, drawing on a comprehensive review…
Descriptors: Accountability, Children, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Commission on Chapter 1, Baltimore, MD. – 1992
This document summarizes the following eight-component framework of the Commission on Chapter 1 for restructuring the Chapter 1 program: (1) have states set clear, high standards for all students; (2) devise new systems for schools to assess progress toward standards; (3) inform parents about how well their children are progressing toward…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Children
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Compensatory Education Programs. – 1993
Chapter 1 is a federal assistance program that provides supplementary financial aid to public school districts, attempting to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children residing in high poverty areas. The program assists qualified students in both public and private schools. This brochure answers questions that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth
