Over five million children in the US are served by Title I schools. Following the implementation of the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) in 1994, Title I has sought to assist schools in helping children to gain the knowledge they need for academic success.

As one of the foremost journals specifically aimed at the improvement of the educational experience of at-risk students, JESPAR assists researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in identifying what programs and policies work in our schools today.
 

Special Issue:
Changing Schools for Changing Times:
The Comer School Development Program

Editors' Introduction
Sam Stringfield and John Hollifield

Guest Editor's Introduction

Overview of the Comer School Development Program
Norris M. Haynes

Case Studies

Collaborating for Success: Merritt Extended Elementary School
Darren W. Woodruff, Nancy R. Shannon, and Maloke O. Efimba

Davis Street Magnet School: Linking Child Development with Literacy
Fay E. Brown, Valerie Maholmes, Edward T. Murray, and Lola Nathan

A School Transformed: The Case of Norman S. Weir
Christine L. Emmons, Maloke O. Efimba, and Gloria Hagopian

Secondary Education: The School Development Program at Work in
Three High Schools
Michael Ben-Avie

Research Articles

School Development Program Effects: Linking Outcomes to Implementation
Norris M. Haynes, Christine L. Emmons, and Darren W. Woodruff

Summary and Conclusion

Lessons Learned
Norris M. Haynes

Book Reviews

Waiting For A Miracle, by James P. Comer
Sam Stringfield
Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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