The objectives of this project in Philadelphia were (1) to develop an effective remedial instructional program in an inner-city school and (2) to chart the progress of the subjects over a whole school year. Forty-eight pupils of verbal IQ's of 80 to 100 and reading levels of 3.0 grade level were divided into an experimental group and a control…

The Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN) is characterized by a completely individualized pattern of organization. It employs multiple textbooks and materials which cross grade level lines, subject matter area lines, and teacher-pupil lines. It places particular emphasis on a high concentration of modern mathematics content. The…

An evaluation of the demonstration Urban Conservation Project (UCP) produced by WGBH, Boston's public television station, is presented. The project, released under the title "If You Live in a City, Where Do You Live?", seeks to link the value systems represented by the predominantly rural American conservation ethic with the plight and…