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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
This publication contains the testimony from a hearing on growth and tobacco use. Statements include: (1) Opening Statement of Senator Bill Frist; (2) Statements of a panel of teens, Brandi Battle, Washington, DC; Kellie Jolly, Tennessee; Nickita Bradley, Maryland; and Josh, Virginia; followed by discussion; (3) Discussion and prepared statements…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Programs, Health Education, Hearings
Menegas, Irene – 2000
This paper from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is a chronological summary of the legislation and regulations adopted from 1987-1990, which govern basic skills instruction in the community colleges. The Seymour Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986 directs the Chancellor to develop a funding formula for matriculation, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Enrollment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1996
AmeriCorps is the largest national and community service program since the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. Data from meeting with officials of AmeriCorps*USA; examination of grant files for all grantees' programs; review of Corporation program policies, guidance, and plans; random sampling of programs; and site visits to seven…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Program Costs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1988
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 authorizes ACTION, an independent agency, to administer six volunteer programs including the three components under Title II, the Older Americans Volunteer Program (OAVP). The programs under OAVP--the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and the Senior Companion…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Grandparents
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
This document contains testimony and written statements on a proposal to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize grants to states for demonstration projects that provide services to older persons in return for their service as volunteers. Persons testifying included representatives of the Reagan Administration, voluntary nonprofit…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1996
In response to recommendations in the Illinois Board of Higher Education's Priorities, Quality, and Productivity report of November 1994, the 52 community colleges in the state prepared priority statements detailing specific college objectives for the current fiscal year (FY). This report provides the second update of the colleges' statements,…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Improvement
Baker, Ron – 1997
Developed jointly by Oregon's 17 community college presidents and the state Office of Community College Services, this strategic plan is designed to establish a common vision, define strategic directions, and identify implementation strategies for the coordinated delivery of distance learning (DL) services throughout Oregon's community colleges.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Needs
Portland Area Vocational-Technical Education Consortium, OR. – 1989
The Portland Area Vocational Technical Education Consortium (PAVTEC) was created to enhance and strengthen the working partnerships between Portland Community College and local high schools in order to provide high quality, articulated vocational technical programs. PAVTEC's third annual report highlights activities which have added to the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consortia
Davidson, Mary E.; And Others – 1991
This report reviews the implementation of Project Creating a New Approach to Learning (CANAL), part of a court-mandated desegregation plan in Chicago (Illinois), at the end of its first two years. CANAL's goal was to train the constituent representatives of the public schools to engage in shared decision-making and to develop organizational…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Kapiolani Community Coll. – 1997
This report presents the University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College's (KCC's) 1997-2002 Academic Development Plan. The report contains seven sections. Section 1 describes the college, enrollment numbers, and faculty and staff numbers. A total of 16,400 students are enrolled, and 330 faculty members and 126 staff members are employed. Section…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
Woolley, Rosemary; Odo, Tina; Keener, Barbara – 1994
Focusing on the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, this document presents the text of the Act and an implementation plan developed by Missouri's St. Louis Community College (SLCC). The first section provides a general overview of legal issues and student affairs in community colleges, while the second presents the text of the…
Descriptors: Athletes, College Planning, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Bonnet, Deborah G.; Isherwood, Kimberley K. – 1982
In order to assess the effectiveness of the Career Education Incentive Act (CEIA) of 1977, data were collected from a review of eight states' fiscal 1980 and 1981 annual reports as well as from a study conducted by the American Institutes for Research. According to these data, CEIA monies have indeed been allotted and matched as prescribed by the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Career Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
A hearing was held to discuss models for successful parent involvement in education and to bring attention to several state and local programs that facilitate home-school partnerships. Two panels of witnesses from several states testified about: (1) teacher's ways of involving parents in the classroom; (2) ways in which parental involvement can…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Community Programs, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Student Services Section. – 1989
This report contains the Oregon state plan for educating homeless children and youth required by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. Data on the number and location of homeless children and homeless youth in the state and the barriers they face in obtaining a free public education are discussed. Section 1 provides an overview…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Organizations, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation
Knuti, David; And Others – 1986
This guide is intended to assist community-based organizations (CBOs) in developing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs that will provide needed services to their constituents. First, the history and implications of JTPA are summarized from a CBO viewpoint. Discussed in a chapter on JTPA funding categories are such topics as allocation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Check Lists, Community Organizations, Economically Disadvantaged
