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Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2016
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans' educational assistance (GI BillĀ®) benefits since 1944. Since 1947, State Approving Agencies (SAAs) have been an important component in the administration of GI Bill benefits, along with the VA, educational institutions, and training…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Veterans, Federal Legislation, Agency Cooperation
Webert, Candice D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study addressed the impact of VAM, concerns with VAM data, uses and interventions educational leaders provided teachers, and components perceived as necessary for VAM effectiveness as an evaluation tool. The demographics used for this study were position, school size, and experience. Due to the documented need for educational accountability…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Educational Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Practices
Squire, Juliet; Robson, Kelly; Smarick, Andy – Bellwether Education Partners, 2014
In 1997, the Buckeye State embraced a new approach to public-education delivery, launching a pilot program of community (charter) schools. Since then, the state's community schools sector has grown tremendously. During the 2013-14 school year, 390 schools served approximately 124,000 students--seven percent of students statewide. Despite its…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Stuart, Reginald – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
When Dr. James Ammons took the helm of his alma mater, Florida A&M University (FAMU), he inherited a nationally recognized school facing numerous crises. Ammons, who served as provost of FAMU during its heyday in the 1990s, knew the school was mired in trouble with the state, having accumulated dozens of state auditor questions about its…
Descriptors: Institutional Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, Audits (Verification)
US Congress, 2010
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) was put in place to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13). The table of contents for this Act is as follows: (1) Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. (A) Title--Coverage,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Federal Legislation, Income, Public Policy
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Renger, Ralph – American Journal of Evaluation, 2006
The Office of Management and Budget has recommended the termination of numerous federal programs, citing a lack of program results as the primary reason for this decision. In response to this recommendation, several federal agencies have turned to logic modeling to demonstrate that programs are on the path to results accountability. However,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Models, Accountability, Program Evaluation