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Download full textStevens, David W. – 1979
One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper combines a glimpse at historical origins of the relationship between vocational education and employment training programs with an examination of current vocational education-CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) relationships. While research and development are…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Grubb, W. Norton – Centerfocus, 1996
If Congress passes legislation consolidating federal funding for vocational education, job training, and adult education, states will be free to combine federal funding with state programs to create more coherent and effective systems. If such legislation is stalled, states have the power to reform the patchwork that now exists, but doing so…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economically Disadvantaged
NCBE CrossCurrents, 1997
The four issues of the first volume of this National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education newsletter include articles on these topics: organization and programs of the Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs; identifying school reform practices in linguistically diverse schools; state data on…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Change Strategies
The Bookmark, 1988
The 16 papers in this issue look at the needs of youth through the 1990s, describe ways librarians are meeting those needs, suggest additional services, and analyze the Mohonk Conference held in 1986 and its impact on libraries in the state of Youth in These Changing Times" (Jennifer Birckmeyer); (2) "Oh Boy, Here They Come! Library…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Day Care Centers
Haberkern, Rachel M. – Issue Notes, 2002
The 1998 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was the first federal legislation to contain a "charitable choice" provision allowing faith-based organizations (FBOs) to compete for state and federal government funds on the same basis as secular providers. For FBOs that consider pursuit of government…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Church Programs
McPherson, Michael S.; And Others – Rockefeller Institute Conference Proceedings, 1985
This paper examines the problem of determining how effective student aid programs have been in promoting the college enrollment of lower income and disadvantaged students and analyzes the institutional means through which federal aid policies have been implemented. The importance of considering the key role of state and institutional responses to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Cubillos, Enrique M. – New Focus, 1988
The content of the 1988 Bilingual Education Act, which is part of Public Law 100-297 (the Hawkins/Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments) and which reauthorized bilingual education through September 30, 1993, is examined. The 1988 reauthorization was the fourth reauthorization of the original Bilingual Education Act of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Ehrmann, Stephen C. – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
Projects supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) have a very high survival ratio after the grant has ended. The reason for this success seems to lie in the structure and principles of FIPSE. These principles (which can be adopted as guidelines in the creation of other innovation funds) include allowing maximum…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Wolf, Kathy Goetz, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1997
This serial "double issue" focuses on protecting children and supporting families through greater collaboration between child welfare services and family resource programs. The issue includes the featured articles: (1) "Making the Media a Constructive Force in Child Welfare" (Kathy Bonk), which discusses how the media and child welfare agencies…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Involvement
National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion Bulletin, 1995
This report summarizes findings of a study to identify key factors of inclusive education practices, as identified by school districts implementing such practices. The study involved contacting chief state education officers for state-level information and identification of local school districts conducting inclusive education programs and then…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Brockenbrough, Ken – NEC*TAS Notes, 1991
This publication describes several national initiatives focusing on the need for cultural pluralism among professionals and support services for parents of young children with disabilities. The publication begins with a discussion of new laws, funding initiatives and programs, and special projects of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Policy Update, 1994
This policy update discusses provisions of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act which directly influence the experiences of high school-age students with disabilities as they prepare for the transition from school to work and adult life. The paper discusses: (1) purposes of the Act; (2) the eight National Education Goals of Title I; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Ahearn, Charles, Ed.; Nalley, Donna, Ed.; Marsh, Corinda, Ed.; Casbon, Christy, Ed. – Assessment Hotspots, 2000
SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) is one of the federally funded regional educational laboratories. This annual publication captures and shares the experiences of SERVE school districts that have volunteered to share their efforts at assessment reform. This issue contains the following articles: (1) "Classroom Assessment: A…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Ahearn, Charles, Ed.; Nalley, Donna, Ed.; Casbon, Christy, Ed. – Assessment Hotspots, 1998
SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) is one of the 10 federally funded regional educational laboratories. This annual publication captures and shares the experiences of SERVE school districts that have volunteered to share their efforts at assessment reform. This issue contains the following: (1) "We Never Get over the Fear of…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Copeland, William C.; Iversen, Iver A. – 1981
A shrinkage of one-half or more in available federal funds designated for human services is expected to occur in the next five years. Despite this outlook, federal funds are available for increases in human services, provided that such services are organized into related systems of services and are planned and managed as such. This essay on…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Employment Services, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
