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

Title I and Mathematics: Making the Marriage Work
Mary Jean Le Tendre and Melissa Chabrán

Taming the Pendulum: Striking a Balance
Virginia R.L. Plunkett

The Effectiveness of the Title I Compensatory Education Program: 1965-1997
Edward L. McDill and Gary Natriello


Case Studies

Improving Climate and Achievement in a Troubled Urban High School Through the Talent Development Model
Jim McPartland, Robert Belfanz, Will Jordan, and Nettie Legters


Research Articles

The Longitudinal Achievement of Chapter 1 Students: Preliminary Evidence from the Prospects Study
Geoffrey D. Borman, Jerome V. D'Agostino, Kenneth K. Wong, and Larry V. Hedges

Longitudinal Achievement and Chapter 1 Coordination in High Poverty Schools: A Multilevel Analysis of the Prospects Data
Jerome V. D'Agostino, Geoffrey D. Borman, Larry V. Hedges, and Kenneth K. Wong


Book Reviews

The African American Education Data Book
, Volumes 1-3, by Michael T. Nettles and Laura W. Perna
Sheila D. Thompson

Resisting Discrimination: Affirmative Strategies for Principals and Teachers, by Louis F. Miron
Marian White-Hood

Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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