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PDF pending restorationNorth Forest Independent School District, Houston, TX. – 1976
Although it deals with both years of the program, this report is primarily concerned with the second year of Project ORDER. The program's objectives were to improve the general school atmosphere, including teacher, student, and parent attitudes toward the school; to show continued significant improvement in pupil behavior; and to substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autoinstructional Aids, Curriculum, Educational Environment
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
In 1975 the City of Detroit Public Schools were ordered by the United States District Court to improve educational services in order to eliminate vestiges of past discrimination. To this end, the school system obtained Emergency School Aid Act and State monies to fund four educational components: reading and communication skills, inservice…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Desegregation Effects, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Ferrara, Barbara E.; Redemer, Merrill – 1979
Three discrete programs were evaluated by comparing students' pretest-posttest results, and by surveying teachers, principals, and parents for their perceptions of the programs and recommendations for improvement. Over 500 students, referred to student relations specialists because of personal or social problems, showed statistically significant…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counseling Services, Cultural Awareness, Disadvantaged
Download full textMcBee, Maridyth M. – Journal of Research and Evaluation of the Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1981
This report evaluates a project designed to reduce the number of student suspensions and disciplinary referrals in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. The report describes these four program components: 1) the Elementary Early Intervention Program to provide preventative services for students with absentee and school behavior problems; 2) the School…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attendance, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Rodriguez, Jerry W. – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine what impact the Emergency School Assistance Program has had on selected public school districts in the State of Mississippi, as perceived by project directors, principals, and teachers. The investigator developed and pretested a 40 item questionnaire. Random sampling procedures were used to obtain 400…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration
Brooks, Thomas E.; Langford, Karla D. – 1979
The magnet schools program in St. Louis supported seven elementary and three secondary level programs. In addition, three pilot programs on the secondary level were established. The programs were evaluated in terms of basic skills achievement and social relations (defined as decreased racial isolation). Statistical analyses of achievement data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate
RMC Research Corp., Arlington, VA. – 1971
Phase II of the Emergency School Assistance Program (ESAP), a federal program designed to aid local education agencies in bringing about racial desegregation of their public school systems is discussed. This phase is an intensive study of 20 selected ESAP districts, which identifies and documents ESAP activities that have successfully aided the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Brooks, Thomas E.; And Others – 1977
The St. Louis, Missouri, magnet schools program supported eight grade schools and two high schools. Programs in law and consumer education and ethnic heritage were also undertaken. Staff development and community involvement projects were initiated. Outcomes common to all components and outcomes of specific programs were assessed. Program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Raivetz, Mark J.; And Others – 1982
The School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was ordered by the Commonwealth Court to begin a voluntary desegregation plan in February, 1979. To support the desegregation process, the school district applied for and received grants from the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) to develop programs around eight basic models: pairing, enrichment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Peterson, Paul E.; And Others – 1984
A study of the implementation of six major federal education policies in four urban school districts (Baltimore, Maryland; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; San Diego, California; and Dade County, Florida) generally supported a new theory of federalism. Research data were drawn from statistical reports and from interviews with over 150 persons at local,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Brown, Carlton E.; Allen, Dwight W. – 1981
This paper describes a project that was conducted in six Norfolk, Virginia, public secondary schools to explore the problems associated with the disproportionate involvement of black student in disciplinary actions. The paper also relates the project's efforts to implement changes in the school system that the research activities indicated might…
Descriptors: Black Students, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
National Advisory Council on Equality of Educational Opportunity. – 1975
The Emergency School Aid Act was enacted to provide financial assistance for relieving particular problems associated with public school desegregation and minority group isolation. The act mandated the establishment of a 15-member National Advisory Council on Equality of Educational Opportunity (NACEEO) with at least half of the members…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Desegregation Effects, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Slavin, Jill A.; Taylor, Myrtice M. – 1974
The Atlanta Public Schools operated a pilot project under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) from July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974. The pilot project was subdivided into two parts. Part One, the Camp Learning Center Project, proposed the establishment of interdisciplinary educational, interracial, and cultural experiences in a camp setting for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bilingual Education, Desegregation Effects, Elementary School Students
National School Public Relations Association, Arlington, VA. – 1978
In 1978, Congress reviewed and revised the major federal education programs covered by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Programs were expanded, tightened up, or redirected. For example, Title I and impact aid will direct millions more in federal aid to the big cities of the North and Midwest at the expense of the rural South. A…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Schools
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1982
The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) provides financial support to schools for desegregation efforts in Portland, Oregon. This project involves six elementary schools which plan and implement programs and activities to meet the needs of 3,394 students, 667 of whom are members of minorities. Under ESAA, each elementary school develops a program…
Descriptors: Desegregation Methods, Elementary Education, Ethnic Relations, Minority Group Children
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