Compensatory Education
Education
N.I.E. To Conduct $6.5-Million Review of Chapter 1 Program
The National Institute of Education is undertaking a $6.5-million, two-year study of the federal compensatory-education program, the first comprehensive examination of the program since it was altered in 1981 by the Reagan Administration.
Education
Court Asked To Reverse Ruling On State Aid in Private Schools
The Justice Department last week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court's ruling that a New York City program using federal compensatory-education aid to finance classes taught in private schools by public-school teachers is unconstitutional.
Education
Church-State Case Will Be Heard By High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court last week added another case involving religion and public education to its docket, this time agreeing to decide whether New York City can use federal compensatory-education aid to finance programs in which public-school teachers conduct courses in private religious schools.
Education
Title I Coalition Lobbies Against Further Cuts
More than 1,100 supporters of Title I, the federal compensatory-education program for disadvantaged children, gathered here last week for a "national day of action" to persuade members of Congress to vote against any cuts in the program as proposed by the Reagan Administration.