Is More Better? The Effectiveness of Spending on Compensatory Education.

摘要: The current national emphasis on ap praising the relative size of pub lic and private sectors makes this a par ticularly appropriate time for assessing effectiveness public services. Such as sessments should be made by an objective review accumulation evidence ? not ideological rhetoric or uncritical acceptance latest study revela tion "truth.'' In educa arena, early intervention compen satory education which federal government is estimated to have spent about $1.5 billion more than 1.5 mil lion children in fiscal year 19791 one major areas currently being sessed government2 courts.3 What do we know effec tiveness compensatory from appraisals that are already complete? Although scholars agreed com pletely empirical conceptual issues involved measuring process, it nonetheless possible take stock what learned so far. Re searchers agree criteria success education, . but can learn much reading differences results their studies. This article reports findings our detailed examination 47 studies overall ed ucation. One thing clear: Virtually none