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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on issues related to postsecondary vocational education. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from nine individuals representing Illinois Eastern Community College;…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Grants
Makau, Philip M. – 1980
The historical development of the criteria used by the United States Commissioner of Education to recognize approval and accrediting agencies is discussed. The criteria have evolved from the simple, six-part 1948 edition to the draft of the new edition which encompasses 54 criteria. The proposed criteria, like the 1948 version and unlike those of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Evaluation Criteria
PDF pending restorationIdaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1976
This publication is a compilation of various bills and other measures related to education that were considered by the second regular session of the 43rd Idaho Legislature. It is intended primarily to serve as a useful reference for school board members, educational administrators, and other individuals involved in education in the state of Idaho.…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. – 1984
This statement summarizes the results of a 2-year study on assessing long distance learning by telecommunications. Supported by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the study focused on the rapid development and use of telecommunications to offer postsecondary education, and the need to ensure the quality and…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Distance Education, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This report presents the results of an evaluation of state workfare programs created since 1981, when Congress authorized work program options that let State Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) agencies experiment with new approaches. The report, divided into seven chapters, focuses on program characteristics, participants, how the…
Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Job Training, Participant Characteristics, Postsecondary Education
Alvir, Howard P.; Gardner, Elbert L. – 1980
This joint report of the New York Department of Labor and the New York Education Department describes the nature, administration, and extent of registered apprenticeship training in New York State as of December 31, 1979. Part 1 presents a brief historical overview of the evolution of the apprenticeship system and description of what…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Apprenticeships, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Government
PDF pending restorationAlaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1977
This report presents the findings and conclusions of a study conducted to determine whether the ten Alaska community colleges should remain as part of the University of Alaska governance structure or should be constituted as an independent system with their own administrative structure and governing board. To investigate this question the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Johnston, A. P. – 1980
This document quotes from and summarizes each of the 50 states' constitutional and statutory provisions establishing the structure, the power, and the duties of the various state committees, commissions, offices, and agencies affecting the governance and control of education. Detailed investigation of the formal body of law revealed the subtle…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This congressional report contains testimony examining the vocational rehabilitation system and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and exploring some of the issues, including linkage, faced by the vocational rehabilitation system in Ohio. Statements were provided by a U.S. senator (Mike DeWine, Ohio) and representatives of the following agencies…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coordination, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1991
As part of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, testimony was heard over 3 days on the integrity of the federal student financial assistance programs. In the course of addressing this issue witnesses testified the first day about public confidence in the programs, accreditation of schools and their…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Athletics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This Congressional report contains the testimony and documents presented for the record at the second of two hearings on the effects of welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Other areas receiving particular attention from witnesses included the impacts of education and training on employment patterns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Economics, Education Work Relationship
