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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
US Senate, 2017
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines fixing No Child Left Behind, focusing on supporting teachers and school leaders. Following an opening statement by Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), the following senators provide statements: (1) Honorable Patty…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Educational Improvement
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This is the report of a congressional hearing on the new National Family Caregiver Support Program. First, it looks at this new program before it is fully implemented in the states and assesses how the states are setting up their programs. Second, it examines whether the States are receiving the clear and effective guidance they need from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Caregiver Role
Peer reviewedRebell, Michael A. – Journal of Law and Education, 1981
Continuing court cases predating the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) raise questions about the need for judicial implementation of legally required educational services for the disabled. "Implementation analysis" of more recent cases suggests that courts will continue to be involved and can facilitate the implementation…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Turnbull, Brenda J. – 1982
Drawing on data from a study of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, this report analyzes the technical assistance that local districts receive in compensatory education, with an emphasis on the relationship between technical assistance and the local decision-making that ultimately shapes the program. The first section describes…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
San Ysidro School District, CA. – 1983
Purpose of the handbook is to ensure a commonality of concept and practice in bilingual education for the San Ysidro School District (California). Prefaced by excerpts from the state legislation enacting bilingual education and a statement of the district's bilingual-bicultural education philosophy, the handbook delineates the membership,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Class Organization, Curriculum Design
United Nations Children's Fund, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1989
This publication contains documents 1 through 4 of a briefing kit on the United Nations' anticipated Convention on the Rights of the Child. Document 1 discusses the human rights of children. Document 2 describes the anticipated convention and the process through which it was organized. Document 3 discusses the convention in terms of how it is…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Government Role
Goggans, E. Patricia; Lawrence, Dorothy – 1980
This document is one of three publications designed to establish guidelines for the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping and the establishment of sex fairness in vocational education programs in Colorado. Intended as a general reference, it provides background information about the problem and supplies a rationale for the institution of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Definitions, Employed Women
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1979
Intended for use by local school districts to facilitate the implementation of kindergarten through grade 12 developmental reading programs for all students in Wisconsin, this booklet explains the legislation that mandates such programs. Divided into four parts, the booklet discusses the purpose and intent of a developmental reading program,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report provides an evaluation of the implementation of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to provide educational loans to postsecondary students and their families. The report recommends that ED: (1) ensure that FDSLP…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document presents the hearings on work and welfare before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance. Testimony is presented by expert witnesses, and by individuals and groups with an interest in the welfare of children and families. The following are among the issues addressed: (1) the basic…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Employed Parents
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document presents the hearings on child support enforcement before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance. Testimony was given by invited public officials and representatives of organizations that have recently issued reports and proposals on how to improve the existing welfare system and how…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Employed Parents
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This hearing transcript presents testimony, a prepared statement, and supplemental materials provided by Evan J. Kemp, Jr., Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), specifically related to implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The hearing deals with EEOC enforcement strategies for implementing Title…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employment Opportunities
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1994
This report describes the application requirements that state agencies need to follow in order to obtain federal funding for family support and preservation (FSP) programs, as budgeted under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act for fiscal years (FYs) 1994 through 1998. Part I of the report serves as an introduction and provides background…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Family Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1984
This booklet was designed as a guide for administrators involved in the school desegregation process in Illinois. The following information is provided: a list of requirements for the elimination and prevention of school segregation and racial discrimination under Illinois' School Code; a model for local districts to use in implementing…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Implementation
