EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I IN THE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER ONE YEAR AND A HALF.

THIS REPORT ASSESSES THE GENERAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SIX SEPARATE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDED EITHER (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, (2) PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, (3) EMOTIONAL, LEARNING, AND COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, (4) STAFF DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP AND INSERVICE TRAINING, (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REMEDIATION AND ENRICHMENT, OR (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL REMEDIATION AND ENRICHMENT. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM SURVEYS OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS, AND FROM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA. PUPIL SELF-IMAGE, ATTENDANCE, PROMOTION RATES, DROPOUTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL REFERRALS, AND VANDALISM WERE STUDIED. TABLES AND GRAPHS SUMMARIZE PROJECT DATA. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN THE "JOURNAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT," VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1, SEPTEMBER 1967. (LB)