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 practioners in identifying what programs and policies work in our schools today.

   

Editor's Introduction
Sam Stringfield


Communications Feature

What Does it Take to "Go to Scale"? Reflections on the Promise and Perils of Large-Scale School Reform
Thomas Hatch

Case Study

Implementing Districtwide Reform in Schools with Title I Schoolwide Programs: The First Two Years of "Children Achieving" in Philadelphia
Kenneth K. Wong and Gail L. Sunderman

Research Articles

Inequities in Early Care and Education: What is America Buying?
Jason Sachs

Seeking Justice in Educational Opportunity: An Analysis of the Evidence on School Vouchers and Children Placed At Risk
Martha Abele Mac Iver


Book Reviews

Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success, by the National Research Council, and Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader, by the U.S. Department of Education
Barbara A. Wasik

The Black-White Test Score Gap, edited by Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips
Gerunda B. Hughes

Educating Immigrant Students: What We Need to Know to Meet the Challenges, by Xue Lan Rong and Judith Preissle
Marisa Castellano

Two-Year Colleges for Women and Minorities: Enabling Access to the Baccalaureate, edited by Barbara Townsend
Marc Cutright

Third Millennium Schools: A World of Difference in Effectiveness and Improvement, edited by Tony Townsend, Paul Clark, and Mel Ainscow
Stephen B. Plank

Reforming American Education from the Bottom to the Top, edited by Evans Clinchy
Kathy Tiner

Collaborative Observation: Putting Classroom Instruction at the Center of School Reform, by Karen H. Peters and Judith K. March
Charles Teddlie

Change Forces: The Sequel, by Michael Fullan
Kevin Welner

No Quick Fixes: Perspectives on Schools in Difficulty, by Louise Stoll and Kate Myers
Marcella R. Dianda

Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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