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Download full textGolden, Olivia – 1991
This executive summary crystallizes the main themes of a study that is intended to help policymakers, advocates, community members, and welfare administrators create a welfare system to do more for children and do it better. The study was prompted by the Family Support Act of 1988. The following programs that have been successful in providing…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedHearn, James C. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy
Bobbett, Gordon C.; And Others – 1992
The relationships among factors reported on report cards developed for local school districts in Tennessee were studied, offering information about how the selected factors relate to student outcomes. Each year Tennessee's State Board of Education produces a report card on each school district using data provided by the district and the State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Career Ladders, Class Size
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
This report examines the Chapter 1 program's impact at school and classroom levels, strategic directions for Chapter 1 reauthorization, the larger context of school poverty as it influences Chapter 1 delivery, the operation and effectiveness of Chapter 1, and new directions for improving Chapter 1 in line with national reforms. How well Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Goldenberg, Dan; And Others – 1997
The 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) made changes in the need analysis formulas that determine the expected family contribution (EFC) used in awarding Title IV Federal student aid, altered the definition of an independent student, lowered the family size offset for independent students without dependents, eliminated home…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Kazis, Richard – 1999
Recent labor market and economic trends have spotlighted the need for work force development systems and policies to simultaneously serve employers seeking qualified workers and individuals who want to find work and advance toward self-sufficiency. This need has in turn led to the development of labor market intermediaries that can perform a wide…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Organizations, Definitions, Demonstration Programs
