A HISTORICAL STUDY OF SELECTED TITLE III, ELEMENTARY SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, PACE PROJECTS IN TEXAS

The problem of this study was to analyze some of the effects of selected Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) projects on the educational processes in Texas. This study includes a review of literature relating to federal aid to education, but gives specific attention to the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Title III of ESEA is given special attention and its progress through congress is delineated. In addition to this, the study was discussed with Title III staff members of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the TEA Title III records relating to the eighteen selected projects were inves-tigated for supplementary and background data. The personal interview technique was utilized to secure data on the operation of the Title III programs in th