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Download full textEmrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
A for-profit college may convert to nonprofit status for a variety of reasons, such as wanting to align its status and mission. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine for-profit college conversions. This report reviews what is known about insider involvement in conversions and to what extent the Internal Revenue Service…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Organizational Change, Private Colleges, Public Agencies
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
In today's interconnected world, many career fields--such as diplomacy, national security, and business--need individuals with knowledge about world languages and cultures. To address these areas of needed expertise--both at the federal level as well as in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors--the Higher Education Act of 1965, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Employment Potential, Grants
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
All tax credit scholarship (TCS) programs are state programs. States develop program policies and requirements, including establishing the roles and responsibilities of scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) and participating private schools. The President's fiscal year 2020 budget request included a proposal for federal tax credits for…
Descriptors: School Choice, Private Schools, Accountability, Tax Credits
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
Approximately 650,000 military dependent children in the U.S. face various challenges that may affect their schooling, according to Department of Defense (DOD). The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine the schooling options available to school-age dependents of active-duty servicemembers. This report describes: (1) available…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, School Choice, Accountability, Public Schools
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This Congressional report contains the remarks made at a special meeting of the United States Committee on Aging to celebrate senior citizen's service to their community and examine policies regarding federally funded senior service programs. The following are among the programs, agencies, and organizations represented: Senior Companion Program;…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Services, Financial Support, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
The transcript of the 1985 House of Representatives hearings on reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. Organizations providing testimony or statements include the following: Council of State Administrators of Vocational…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Hearings
National Committee for Adoption, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This document is designed to fill major information voids in the field of adoption and to provide prospective adoptive parents with reliable data on which to base decisions. The factbook contains four major types of new information: (1) a frank discussion of the issues concerning adoption -- including costs; tax regulations; transracial adoption;…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Organizations (Groups), Resources
Peer reviewedCannon, Mark W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Outlines the complicated constitutional system on which our country is based. Reviews the system of checks and balances, the judiciary system, and the political system and how they have worked to ensure that the government represents the will of the people. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Government (Administrative Body), Organization, Politics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This transcript of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes statements by representatives of Hofstra University (New York), Advocates for Children (New York), Self-Initiated Living Options (New York), the National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion (New York), National Center on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedSendor, Benjamin B. – School Law Bulletin, 1985
While the courts have said that public schools may not permit extracurricular religious groups to meet at school, Congress's Equal Access Act says that under certain conditions they must. The Supreme Court will review the issue. A copy of the Equal Access Act is provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech
Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka). – 1981
The present Sri Lanka system of education and training (the school sector, the university sector, and the sector of vocational/technical education and training) has many weaknesses. In response to this situation, the Government of Sri Lanka appointed three committees to study and report on general education, technical education, and national…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy
Schwartz, Allen – School Administrator, 1984
Discusses court decisions in relation to the Equal Access Act and provides two sample policies for schools to follow. One limits student activities, and the second allows noncurriculum-related student meetings. (MD)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1983
Bylaws for independent colleges who wish assistance in writing or revising their own bylaws are presented. The bylaws are designed to provide a basis for discussion on the form of governance an institution may wish to establish. Several provisions may also be useful for tax-supported institutions. Sixteen articles cover the following: powers of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, Committees
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1983
This report presents a comprehensive delineation of the principal issues in the field of international telecommunications and information, as well as an overview of United States policy in this area. The first part discusses international trends in protectionism and the politicization of international forums; it also outlines United States goals,…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Federal Regulation, Information Networks, International Organizations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger. – 1987
The status of efforts to integrate women into the development assistance projects and programs funded by the U.S. government was the subject of this hearing. Representative Elizabeth J. Patterson, Democrat from South Carolina, pointed out that women in developing nations must work 17 hours per day for the survival of their families. Testimony was…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Females, Foreign Policy
