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.

 
   

Editors' Introduction
Sam Stringfield and John Hollifield

Communications Features

Paraprofessionals: A Resource for Tomorrow's Teachers
Mary Jean LeTendre

A Thoughtful Look at Resources and Change
Virginia Plunkett

Case Studies

A Child's Day at School: Variations in More and Less Effective Schools in Low- and Middle-SES Contects
Dianne L. Taylor, Charles Teddlie, John Freeman, and Micky Pounders


Research Articles

Initial Evaluation of a Whole-School Approach to Prevention and Intervention in Early Literacy
Carmel Crévola and Peter Hill

Effective Dropout Prevention and College Attendance Programs for Students Placed at Risk
Olatokunbo S. Fashola and Robert E. Slavin


Book Reviews

Revising Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students: Promising Practices, by Donna Y. Ford
Geoffrey D. Borman

Reform and Resistance in Schools and Classrooms by Donna E. Muncey and Patrick J. McQuillan
Shirley Hord

Research on Educational Innovations, by Arthur Ellis and Jeffrey Fouts
John A. Nunnery

Curriculum Trends, Special Education, and Reform: Refocusing the Conversation, edited by Marleen C. Pugach and Cynthia L. Warger
Anne C. Troutman and Richard E. Laitinen

Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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