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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger. – 1986
The proceedings of a House hearing on poverty, hunger, and the welfare system are provided in this document. The hearings focus the Federal agenda for addressing these problems: the increasing number of people, particularly children, living in poverty and consequently threatened by hunger; increasing numbers of families headed by women alone…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document reports on the second in a series of hearings on the reauthorization of expiring federal elementary and secondary education programs. Corporate business leaders presented their views on the reauthorization of Chapter 1. Five witnesses, representing manufacturing, education programs funded under the Education Improvement and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Crawford, Clarence C. – 1993
This report records the testimony presented by Clarence C. Crawford, Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, Human Resources, of the General Accounting Office, on the effectiveness of Title IIA of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in meeting the employment and training needs of economically disadvantaged adults and youth. His…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This document reports oral and written testimony given at hearings by witnesses concerning House Bill (H.B.) 2039, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Amendments of 1989, and related proposals. The proposed legislation is designed to correct shortcomings in JTPA and to redirect focus to the hard to serve; and provide more intensive services…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Family Income, Family Involvement
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
A study of possible modifications to the Chapter 1 formula examined whether such change might better target the federal funds to the needs of low-achieving students in high poverty areas. The study used data from a national evaluation of Chapter 1. The data underwent a multiple regression analysis focusing on the relationship between low…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Bailin, Michael A. – 1992
This testimony of the President of Public/Private Ventures (PPV) in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) is on the subject of designing effective youth services programs, particularly in light of the PPV's experience with its program, Summer Training and Education Program (STEP). Following a description of the background for this and similar programs, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
Job Corps, administered by the Department of Labor, is an employment and training program aimed at providing severely disadvantaged youth with a comprehensive array of services, generally in a residential setting. A study conducted meetings with Department of Labor (DOL) officials, analyzed national data on program participants, and visited six…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1986
This study analyzes various measures of economic well-being to establish how these may have changed over time. It concludes that while most Americans have experienced progressively higher living standards in recent decades, an underclass group has emerged without the wherewithal to support itself or improve its economic situation. Government…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Employment Patterns
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
This document is comprised of two separate publications, a report concerning the current AFDC program and related testimony. The report discusses a study that assessed the progress the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program had made in serving an increasingly larger portion of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) caseload,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1999
A study examined research conducted on the effectiveness of different welfare-to-work approaches. Five evaluations begun in the 1980s with five-year results indicated that programs focusing on rapid employment and job search activities combined with education and training activities more often increased employment and earnings and reduced welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Hobbie, Richard A.; Fein, Alan – 1977
An analysis of the structural elements of the employment situation was done in 1977 to provide congressional members with pertinent information for their use in making policy decisions about federal role and budget in employment and training programs. It was concluded that the Federal Government can implement four basic budget strategies: create…
Descriptors: Budgets, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1999
Research on effectiveness of welfare-to-work approaches shows programs that combine approaches--job search assistance and education and training--have better employment and earnings outcomes than either approach alone. Consistent with findings and the work focus of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, states have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This Congressional report contains testimony pertaining to amending the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to strengthen the Job Corps Program. The primary focus of the hearing was on the current adequacy and future potential of the Job Corps' vocational and basic education programs, facilities and equipment, residential living and enrichment…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
