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Download full textBrussell, Charles B. – 1968
A synthesis of literature on the Mexican Americans of Texas and the Southwest provides an overview of the general research findings. The volume is intended as a resource for teachers and others who work with Mexican American children. Part 1 is a concise history of the population. Part II presents a synthesis of current literature on the social…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability, Demography, Disadvantaged
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1973
Learning problems of 392,317 students in Texas were diagnosed as being severe enough to require special treatment under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I Regular, during the 1972-73 school year. This number, 14 percent of the 2.8 million students enrolled in public schools in Texas, represented a concentrated effort to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Nash, John B.; Calderon, Margarita – 1994
Using its Academic Excellence Indicator System, Texas has labeled some schools as low performers, giving them a "Priority One" rating for improvement. Principals of low-performing campuses were interviewed to assess the condition of these campuses as communities of learners working to remove the Priority One label. All of the 6 subject…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community, Decision Making, Disadvantaged Youth
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1967
THIS BRIEF REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT (1966) OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 1,133 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS. IT BRIEFLY OUTLINES THE CRITERIA AND METHODS USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS. IN GENERAL THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
Texas State Legislature, Austin. Senate Interim Committee on Public Junior Colleges. – 1973
To ascertain whether the needs of disadvantaged students were being met by the public community colleges of Texas, a committee was established in March 1972 by resolution of the Texas Senate. This report of the committee study contains the following chapters: 1. The Open Door?--the problem and its dimensions; student population by racial-ethnic…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1974
Designed for junior or senior high school students with academic, socio-economic, or other handicaps, the Coordinated Vocational-Academic Education (CVAE) Clothing Services curriculum guide is also useful in other vocational education programs. Information is presented in three sections. Section one is an overview for teacher preparation;…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clothing Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Disadvantaged Youth
Hood, Lucy – 2003
This paper explores three programs that are innovatively helping U.S. immigrant students become educated, productive, full-fledged citizens. New York's International High School at LaGuardia Community College, which serves immigrant students only, has extremely high attendance and graduation rates. A top priority is increasing personalization for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student)
Perot, H. Ross – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Discussion of the needs of the public education system focuses on changes in public schools in Texas. Topics discussed include economic conditions; manufacturing and educational status of foreign countries; educational administration; educational finances; cultural and economic minority students; early childhood development centers; and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Economic Climate, Educational Administration
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This document offers a plan for the education of Texas' homeless children and youth. Front matter includes staff lists, federal assistance support documents, and material on the program's background. Discussion of the plan begins with a section which defines such terms as "school age,""homeless children and youth," and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, After School Programs, Attendance, Definitions
Grissmer, David; Flanagan, Ann – 1998
The National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) tracks and reports annually on 33 indicators linked to the 8 National Education Goals. The NEGP's 1997 report showed positive gains on the greatest number of indicators for North Carolina and Texas. These gains included significant gains on the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Curriculum Development
Barnett, John – 1972
A learning model is designed to provide underprivileged children, aged 2 to 5, with opportunities and experiences to help develop academic skills, develop a positive self-image, develop confidence in capability to achieve, and provide essential physical necessities. Evaluation of the preschool educational system indicates that the program provides…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Guides, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedMcRoy, Ruth G.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1997
Claims that although agencies specializing in adoption of minority children have been successful in achieving same-race adoptive placements for African American children, funding and support for some of these initiatives have been withheld. Describes successful placement practices used by a private agency in California and a public agency in…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Black Family
Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1991
The use of vocational assessment instruments with Texas special needs students was investigated as part of the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. A nonrandom sampling method was used to identify the population. Transition from School to Work Coordinators in each of 20 regions collected 130 completed survey instruments…
Descriptors: Administrators, Aptitude Tests, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Environment
Anderson, James G.; And Others – 1969
The study was undertaken to systematically explore some of the social mechanisms within classrooms that mediate educational effects of schools for Mexican Americans in a metropolitan context. Seventy-two teachers from 9 schools in 3 distinct ecological areas in El Paso, Texas, were asked to complete a questionnaire and the Minnesota Teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Emotional Development
Hanushek, Eric A.; Kain, John F.; Rivkin, Steven G. – 2001
Many school districts experience difficulties attracting and retaining teachers, and schools in urban areas serving economically disadvantaged and minority students appear particularly vulnerable to these problems. This paper investigates factors that affect the probabilities that teachers will switch schools or exit the public schools entirely.…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover
