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.

    
         

Special Issue:
CRESPAR Findings (1994-1999): In Memory of John H. Hollifield

Guest Editors:
A. Wade Boykin and Robert Slavin

Editor's Introduction
Sam Stringfield

Research Articles

The Talent Development Model of Schooling: Placing Students At Promise for Academic Success
Wade Boykin

Title I: The Evolving Research Base
Geoffrey Borman

Understanding Resilience: The Role of Social Resources
Sandra Murray Nettles, Wilfridah Mucherah, and Dana S. Jones

National Network of Partnership Schools: How Research Influences Educational Practice
Mavis G. Sanders and Joyce Epstein

Organizational Characteristics of Schools that Successfully Serve Low-Income Urban African American Students
Beverly Cole-Henderson

Early Learning in CRESPAR
Barbara Wasik, Nancy Karweit, Mary Alice Bond, Lannette Burns Woodruff, Gary Jaeger, and Sarah Adee

Roots & Wings: Effects of Whole-School Reform on Student Achievement
Robert E. Slavin and Nancy Madden

Transforming High-Poverty Urban Middle Schools into Strong Learning Institutions: Lessons from the First Five Years of the Talent Development Middle School
Robert Balfanz and Doug Mac Iver

Creating a Comprehensive School Reform Model: The Talent Development High School with Career Academies
Will J. Jordan, James McPartland, Nettie Legters, and Robert Balfanz

Working Together for Reliable School Reform
Amanda Datnow and Sam Stringfield

Research and Reform: CRESPAR in the 21st Century
Robert Slavin

Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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