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Download full textNowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
Roughly 270,000 school-aged youth were in foster care at the end of fiscal year 2017. Youth in foster care may change schools frequently, which can negatively affect their academic achievement. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), enacted in 2015, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and included provisions to improve…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Student Mobility, At Risk Students, Student Placement
Michalopoulos, Charles; Lee, Helen; Duggan, Anne; Lundquist, Erika; Tso, Ada; Crowne, Sarah Shea; Burrell, Lori; Somers, Jennifer; Filene, Jill H.; Knox, Virginia – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
"The Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation: Early Findings on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program--A Report to Congress" presents the first findings from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), the legislatively mandated national evaluation of the Maternal, Infant, and…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Program Evaluation, Mothers, Infants
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1987
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, passed in July 1987, authorized over $400 million for fiscal year 1987 in homeless assistance for several federal programs, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This report examines how funds appropriated to HUD and FEMA…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Lukas, Carol VanDeusen – 1981
This report on the impact of the Vocational Education ACT (VEA) on special needs populations in vocational education examines the structure of the VEA, the state and local contexts in which the law is implemented, and the problems of serving special populations that the mechanisms are attempting to address. Outlined first are the goals and role of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Data Collection, Definitions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This Congressional report contains prepared statements presented at a hearing held in Mississippi to assess local and statewide implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The focus of the hearing was on state-level administration and assessment of the program, strategies for linking education and training systems, and employers and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Educational Benefits, Educational Cooperation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional oversight hearing called to examine the implementation and operation of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984. Opening statements are included by Representatives Dale Kildee and Thomas Tauke. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Verne Speirs and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Federal Legislation
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1980
This document contains the Alabama state plan for the administration and implementation of career education in kindergarten through postsecondary grades for 1978-83. Following 35 pages of introductory materials (including a state plan profile), the 16-section state plan is presented. Section 1 contains the state's career education conceptual base…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Parks, A. Lee; And Others – 1981
The thrust of federal legislation during the last few years has been to encourage the inclusion of handicapped persons in the mainstream of society and the educational system. Public Laws 94-142, 94-482, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, collectively, stress free, appropriate public education, education in the least restrictive…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Curriculum
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1993
This document records the oral and written testimony given at a Congressional hearing on nutrition research and education as carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Witnesses included officials from the Department, professors and administrators from various university nutrition programs, and medical doctors. Testimony stressed the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Educational Needs, Food Standards, Health
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1985
Developing countries are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that specialized information is essential to their economic and social development, and that it is an indispensable factor in the rational use of natural resources, the development of human resources, scientific and technological advancement, and progress in agriculture, industry,…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1984
This hearing concerned the implementation of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) in several New England states. Invited to testify were private representatives of child welfare organizations, foster parents, representatives of other organizations concerned with adoption and research activities, and witnesses…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Association of California School Administrators. – 1978
This document discusses staff development in California schools from program development through implementation. Written in outline form, it offers step-by-step information on needs assessment, planning, roadblocks to watch for, implementation, and evaluation. An extensive appendix gives examples of staff development programs in California school…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Case Studies, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions
Hinkle, Paul D. – 1991
This compilation cites the legal provisions of Part 30 of the California Education Code relative to special education programs; Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations relative to special education for children with disabilities; and other parts of the Education Code, Health and Safety Code, Government Code, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility
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
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1983
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing conducted for the purpose of discussing the workings of the new federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) as it applies to veterans. Witnesses included various officials of veterans groups, especially Vietnam veterans from Massachusetts, state officials of Massachusetts, a representative…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
