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

Case Studies

Book Buddies in the Bronx: Testing A Model for America Reads
Joanne Meier and Marcia Invernizzi

Title I Schoolwide Programs: District Support for Achieving Success
Sheldon Etheridge

Research Articles

The Effect of Cultural Congruence and Higher Order Questioning on the Reading Enjoyment and Comprehension of Ethnic Minority Students
Angela Rickford

Inclusion and Adaptive Instruction in Elementary Education
Willem J.C.M.Van de Grift and Thoni A.M. Houtveen

An Analysis of Math Corps Summer Camp: An Inner City Intervention Program
Thomas Edwards, Steven Kahn, and Lawrence Brenton

Book Reviews

The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy, by Nicolas Lemann
George W. Noblit

African American Males in School and Society: Practices and Policies for Effective Education, by Vernon C. Polite and James Earl Davis (eds.)
Malcolm Bonner

Evaluating Teachers for Professional Growth: Creating a Culture of Motivation and Learning, by D.R. Bereens
Robert Rueda

How to Turn a School Around: What Principals Can Do, by Anna L. Valdez Perez, Mike M. Milstein, Carolyn J. Wood, and David Jacquez
Marian White-Hood

Fighting to Save our Urban Schools...and Winning! Lessons from Houston, by Donald R. McAdams
Sam Stringfield
Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk
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