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Rosica, Thomas C. – 1992
This report describes and evaluates Chapter 1 schoolwide programs in the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) since the reauthorization of that legislation in 1988. A brief description of the history and philosophy of Chapter 1 legislation and of the Philadelphia district opens the document. This district serves a population that is 77…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Download full textOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Compensatory Education Programs. – 1992
This booklet is a guide to assist school districts in administering Chapter 1 projects funded through the 1988 Elementary and Secondary School Improvement amendments and focuses on areas of flexibility in Chapter 1 funding. An overview of Chapter 1 flexibility emphasizes that the legislation is designed to best meet the special educational needs…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
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
PDF pending restorationPierson, Gary – 1992
Nearly all school districts in Nevada qualify for Chapter 1 funds for educationally and economically disadvantaged children. All Chapter 1 programs are evaluated annually, and children participating are given pre- and posttests to measure their gains during the school year. Program evaluation data for 1990-91 are summarized. The first section…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Advanced Courses, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Burnett, Gary – 1993
Since 1981, Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act has provided school districts with supplementary services funds for more than five million low-achieving students. Historically, schools have used "pull-out" programs to serve this population, but the provisions of the current legislation, the Hawkins-Stafford…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth
Herrington, Carolyn D.; And Others – 1992
This paper examines traditional regulatory concerns of urban educators in administering Chapter 1 programs, tracks the impact of a recent deregulatory provision (school-wide projects) enacted in 1988 and other amendments to Chapter 1 legislation, and discusses the reform's effectiveness given the increasingly severe problems facing many urban…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Strang, E. William; Carlson, Elaine – 1991
This report describes local procedures for implementing Chapter 1 requirements for selecting limited English-proficient (LEP) students for Chapter 1 programs, and describes services for LEP students through Chapter 1 and language programs. Case studies of 14 school districts in 6 states were conducted to help the Department of Education formulate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Eberhardt, Clifford – 1992
Assistance offered by the State Department of Education to school districts in Oregon to help them identify aspects of student achievement under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (Hawkins Stafford Amendments of 1988) is discussed. Two hundred ninety-five of the 297 Oregon public school districts have Chapter 1 programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Assessment
