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Download full textLa Guardia Community Coll., Long Island City, NY. – 1993
In June 1993, a workforce development symposium was held at LaGuardia Community College, in New York, involving 119 business leaders and training and employment executives from the borough of Queens. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the critical training needs of the area's business community. Symposium participants were divided into…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Conferences, Employer Attitudes
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1987
The evaluated program provides remediation in mathematics for students in New York City high schools. In addition to outcomes of the total program, the report addresses the efficacy of a pilot instructional component, "Using Computers to Teach Basic Skills." Thirty teachers participated in the pilot program, intended to improve students'…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Torres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
The High School State Incentive Grant was established to improve the quality of instruction given to New York students with handicaps by providing high school special education teachers with an intensive staff development program designed and implemented at the school, district, and citywide levels. The program consisted of three major components:…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Keppel, Francis; And Others – 1965
This pamphlet contains addresses by Francis Keppel, Calvin E. Gross, and Samuel Shepard, Jr. before a 1964 public meeting called by the Council for Basic Education on the problems of educating the disadvantaged child. Questions and responses from the audience are included. (NH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Karlstein, Patricia J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Describes a structured 20 week program in which the mastery of one segment in the sequence prepares the student for the next step. Focuses on reading and writing, with touch-typing providing a strong backup. Includes a history and principles of the program and the role of the teacher. (MVL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Chinese Achievement and Mastery program, Project CHAMP, was a bilingual (Chinese/English) project offered at three high schools in Manhattan. The major goals were to enable Chinese students of limited English proficiency (LEP) to learn English and to master content in mathematics, science, global history, computer mathematics, and native…
Descriptors: Attendance, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1986
Evaluation results for the College Bound (C.B.) program at New York City public schools are presented. The C.B. program seeks to improve reading and mathematics skills of high school students who are 2 or more years below grade level and to prepare these students for college. It includes basic skills instruction in reading, career and college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Educational Objectives, High Risk Students
MCCLELLAND, SAMUEL D. – 1966
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION EVALUATION OF ITS MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (MES) PROGRAM. MES, ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE BASIC READING AND ARITHMETIC SKILLS OF DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, WAS INSTITUTED IN 21 SCHOOLS HAVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PUPILS WITH LOW READING LEVELS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE HANDICAPS,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Size, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth
New York Univ., NY. Project APEX. – 1965
THIS REPORT BRIEFLY OUTLINES PLANS FOR A NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PROJECT TO TRAIN 60 NEGRO, PUERTO RICAN, AND WHITE DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO TEACH IN SLUM SCHOOLS AND SERVE AS ROLE MODELS FOR OTHER DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PAIRED, HOUSED, AND TRAINED WITH 60 "PEACE-CORPS-TYPE" GRADUATE ASSISTANTS.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Behavior Change, College Curriculum
Literacy Assistance Center, New York, NY. – 1987
Following an introduction, this final report presents the bulk of its information in sections on (1) the literacy services of the City University of New York, community-based organizations, and the New York City Board of Education; and (2) the literacy services of the New York City public library. Within the first section, the following subjects…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1987
The Adult Basic Education/High School Equivalency (ABE/HSE) Services Program provides basic educational services for out-of-school youth and adults in New York City. The program offers classes in basic literacy (BL), basic education (BE), high school equivalency (HSE), and English as a second language (ESL). The program's budget is $11 million.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, English (Second Language)
Berney, Tomi D.; Hriskos, Constantine – 1990
The report presents an evaluation of the New York City Harmony in Career Learning and Scholastic System (Project HI-CLASS) based on results from the 1988-89 school year. The project provided support services to 420 Spanish- and Chinese-speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP). It also proposed to instill pride in and respect for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Chinese, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
New York City Office of the Mayor, NY. – 1982
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Youth Literacy Task Force of New York City. Included in the report are the following: a brief description of the Task Force's activities; a description of what the Task Force decided were appropriate and feasible effectiveness criteria for literacy programs for 14-21 year olds; a list of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Dropouts
Clesca, Monique; And Others – 1984
This report describes Project KANPE, a multi-site program. In its final year of a three-year funding cycle, the project served approximately 275 Haitian students of limited English proficiency in grades nine through twelve at three New York City high schools. Ninety-six percent of the target population were born in Haiti and all spoke either…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background
Forlano, George – 1970
This volume describes and evaluates 21 selected New York City Board of Education Umbrella Programs for the 1974-1975 school year. The programs include: (1) the parent resource center, (2) the teacher self-help program, (3) the East Harlem pre-kindergarten center, (4) the Brooklyn College volunteer tutoring program, (5) the parent education for…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Black Studies, Career Awareness
