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Download full textSaginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1989
The results of a summative evaluation of the 1988-89 Prekindergarten Program of Saginaw, Michigan public schools, which served 448 childlren at 13 elementary schools are reported. The major evaluation question was: Did the program attain the objectives that it set out to accomplish? To answer this question, the Prekindergarten Saginaw Objective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. – 1993
This Kids Count status report profiles the status of child care and early childhood education in Michigan. The first part of the report examines the growing need for child care, and examines three main issues; availability, affordability, and quality. The second part of the report examines these issues as they pertain to the state of Michigan.…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The 1987-88 Saginaw (Michigan) Prekindergarten Program, funded under the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1, served 479 children at 13 elementary schools, and attained ten (62.5 percent) of its 16 achievement objectives. A list of the objectives is included in Appendix A. The program is designed to prepare inner-city 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
WEIKART, DAVID P.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A SCHOOL- AND HOME-BASED PRESCHOOL WAS INSTITUTED FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, FUNCTIONALLY RETARDED, 3- AND 4-YEAR-OLD NEGRO CHILDREN TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A COGNITIVELY ORIENTED MORNING NURSERY SCHOOL, AN AFTERNOON HOME-BASED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1967
This report briefly describes Federally-financed compsensatory education activities for disadvantaged students in Michigan public and private schools during the 1966-67 academic year. Types of projects, fiscal policy, and use of grants are discussed. Illustrative projects, including a preschool program, reading improvement instruction, and a…
Descriptors: Community Services, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
Palomaki, Rita P.; Koski, Diane M. – 1974
Described is a cooperative preschool program for 20 handicapped children on a rural Michigan setting. It is explained that the program involved screening procedures in a naturalistic environment, weekly parent training sessions, and diagnostic prescriptive teaching. Included in three appendixes are examples of news releases about the program,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Kunesh, Linda – Policy Briefs, 1989
In this policy brief, an introductory review of early childhood education from a national perspective is followed by brief sketches of the north-central region's action and agendas. The states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are covered. Concluding commentary identifies three program areas that should be better…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Intervention, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1990
Implemented in September 1989, the Parents and Children Together project was intended to engage approximately 30 adult basic education (ABE) students in schooling to improve their skills as learners and, at the same time, involve them in the learning activities of their preschool children. A process and product evaluation was carried out on the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Intergenerational Programs, Outcomes of Education
Halpern, Robert; Parker-Crawford, Frances – 1981
The two documents contain the final report and executive summary of a 2 year study on the impact of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) on nine Michigan handicapped children (5 to 10 years old) who had participated in an integrated preschool. Section I of the final report presents introductory information with an overview…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Due Process
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1975
This booklet is the third in a series of annual publications that list and describe a wide array of promising and innovative educational practices in hopes of stimulating the development of alternative educational delivery systems and strategies involving students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Included in the booklet are brief…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Educational Administration, Educational Innovation
Parecki, Andrea DeBruin; Paris, Scott G.; Seidenberg, Jennifer L. – 1996
A study examined the broad range of family literacy programs across Michigan to document how goals, instructional practice, assessment methods, staff training, and social support for participants varied. Three established models of family literacy were identified and described: the Kenan Model, Parents as Partners in Reading (PPR), and HIPPY (Home…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Literacy, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedTaylor, Anne; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Describes the Head Start Classroom of the Future project, which is being introduced into inner-city centers in Grand Rapids, Michigan; a classroom for children of Hispanic migrant farmworkers in Holland, Michigan; and a classroom for Native American children at the Isleta Pueblo Head Start near Albuquerque, New Mexico. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities Design
Rugg, Carol D. – 1994
School and community partnerships form the very core of the Mott Foundation, as seen in its founding principles and its varied Civil Society, Flint, and Poverty programs. Although community education has evolved over the years to address increasingly serious problems, the work of today's community organizers is deeply rooted in past theories:…
Descriptors: Community Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Konecki, Loretta R. – 1992
PARENT TALK is a newsletter distributed to approximately 10,000 recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with their assistance checks. The newsletter is designed to help parents relate to schools in order to facilitate and promote their children's success. Five topics are discussed: (1) what PARENT…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Newsletters, Parent Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
Intended to provide an intensive and comprehensive view of all early childhood programs serving children before they enter first grade, this population study focused on preschool, readiness kindergarten, regular kindergarten, and readiness first grade programs in all of Michigan's 528 K-12 school districts. Reflecting the 1983-84 school year, data…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
