Objective: The study aimed to increase awareness of OCD symptomatology among doctoral students in clinical, counseling and school psychology through the implementation of a comprehensive OCD education-based training tool. Method: The program directors across all APA-accredited clinical, counseling, and school psychology doctoral graduate programs…

(Purpose) This study contributes to the knowledge base about strategies for helping disconnected youth re-engage with schooling. The study presents findings of a rigorous impact evaluation of the Good Shepherd Services (GSS) Transfer School Model that is grounded in developmental theory positing that social and emotional factors are essential to…

In the landmark school funding litigation, "Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State" ("CFE"), the highest Court in New York recognized that reasonable class sizes are an essential element of a constitutional "sound basic education." In response to the rulings in the case, in 2007, the Legislature adopted a law mandating…

In 2011, the Campaign for Educational Equity established the Safeguarding Sound Basic Education Project. One of the major components of this project has been to gather and analyze data about the availability of resources and services in high-needs schools both in New York City and around the state. A number of groups have issued statistical…

This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well-being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an introductory section addressing the 2000 census…

PUBLISHED IN 1963, THIS JOURNAL IS MADE UP OF ARTICLES ON SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND EXCERPTS FROM THE HISTORIC 1961 SUPREME COURT DECISION TO DESEGREGATE THE NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE ARTICLES ARE--(1) MAX WOLFF, "THE ISSUES IN INTEGRATION," (2) KENNETH B. CLARK, "SEGREGATED SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY," (3) DAN…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS GUIDE LISTS TITLES AND SOURCES OF 1,717 ITEMS FOR MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WITH PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PURPOSE AND SUITABILITY FOR VARIOUS LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION. PUBLISHERS AND PRICES ARE IDENTIFIED ALSO. THE LIST IS CLASSIFIED IN THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES--(1)…

TEN PROGRAMS REVIEWED IN THIS PAPER ILLUSTRATE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED RETARDED READERS. THE MONTESSORI APPROACH EMPHASIZES INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND USES SENSE-STIMULATING MATERIALS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR PERCEPTUAL AND COGNITIVE GROWTH. THE BANNEKER PROGRAM ENRICHES ITS INTENSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WITH EXPERIENCES…

AN EXPLANATION OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM OF 1964-1965, THE PERSONNEL AND TECHNIQUES USED, AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IS PRESENTED. THE PROJECT PROVIDES COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN BY OFFERING GUIDANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, SUBJECT AND READING SPECIALISTS, SMALL CLASSES, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CULTURAL…

This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an overview of the goals and objectives of…

This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well-being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an introductory section which describes the features…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR FINDINGS, ISSUES, STRATEGIES, AND PROJECTS WHICH EMANATED FROM A SEMINAR ON THE EDUCATION OF DEPRIVED AND SEGREGATED CHILDREN AND YOUTH HELD AT DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER 3-15, 1963. FOUR HIGHLY INTERRELATED SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FAILURE WERE IDENTIFIED--(1) THE QUALITY OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE, (2)…

THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA) HAS PREPARED A LIST OF 1,717 TITLES AND SOURCES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PURPOSE AND SUITABILITY FOR THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED. IN MARCH 1959, THE MLA BROUGHT TOGETHER A WORKING COMMITTEE…

This document, the first volume of the Congress of Italian-American Organizations Handbook, includes in addition to the normal perspective a handbook takes of the organization that it portrays, summaries of many of the statistics that have made CIAO's convictions possible and strong during the 1974 fiscal year. It begins with a review of…