EIGHTEEN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON STATE FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT. TO A GREAT EXTENT THESE PROGRAMS (MOSTLY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS) PROVIDE REMEDIAL WORK IN READING, WRITING, AND ORAL COMMUNICATION. MANY ARE ALSO CONCERNED WITH REMEDIATION IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND OFFER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING. OTHER PROGRAMS OFFER INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION CLASSES, EVENING CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, AFTERNOON STUDY CENTERS, A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND A PROGRAM FOR MIGRANT FARM CHILDREN. THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROGRAM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NOTE SUBSTANTIATING THE NEED FOR IT, A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF EVALUATION PLANS, AND THE PROGRAM'S COST. (LB)
- Authorizing Institution
- Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
- Laws Policies and Programs
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
- Location
- Washington
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Published in
- United States of America
