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Bureau of Indian Education, 2013
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funds schools located on 63 reservations in 23 states across the nation. Of the 183 schools, 59 are Bureau operated and 124 are tribally controlled. One-hundred and sixteen schools provide instructional programs, 55 provide instructional as well as boarding services and 12 peripheral dormitories provide only…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Tribally Controlled Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1993
This document details migrant education program plans for the state of Arizona and local projects for the period from July 1993 to September 1994. An initial section describes a statewide needs assessment and seven resulting objectives concerning overage for grade students, academic achievement, graduation rates, student identification and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Budgets, Dropout Rate, 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
Rittenhouse, Robert K. – 1980
The paper addresses the major ideas of Massachusetts' Chapter 776--the Bartley-Daly Act--which mandates the provision of educational services to handicapped children ages 3 to 21, particularly in relation to P.L. 94-142--the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Sections address the following areas: legal responsibility for ensuring…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1992
This plan for continuing migrant-education programs in Kentucky was submitted as the state's 1992 application for a grant under Chapter 1, Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Act (1965). The document discusses state plans and projections for continuing migrant-education programs from FY 1993 to 1995. The following…
Descriptors: Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Migrant Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1992
This report describes the beginning of a community-based effort across Colorado to promote healthy lifestyles and modify risk behavior of children, in conjunction with the Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act of 1990. The report summarizes what was accomplished during the first year of funding and offers a picture of how communities across…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
This report of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources favorably recommends that Senate Bill 1106, Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, be passed by the Senate. Noted are the legislation's purposes: to help States facing fiscal crises stay in the Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities program (Part H); to reward those…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Costs, Delivery Systems
Garcia, Jose D.; Minkler, Elton D. – 1979
Designed to provide the prospective subgrantee with information necessary to plan, develop, and administer a Title I Migrant project in accordance with federal and state requirements, the manual presents extracts from federal statutes and regulations, Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Department of Education…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Ancillary Services, Compliance (Legal), Definitions
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Gifted/Talented Education. – 1981
The document contains the Texas state plan for the education of the gifted/talented and principles and criteria for local school district program development. The state plan includes a section on background, a position statement, the state definition of gifted/talented students, and a statement of goal and objective. Responsibilities and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Objectives
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2003
These hearings transcripts present testimony on the impact of the Head Start program for preparing disadvantaged children for school, to inform the reauthorization of Head Start. Opening statements by U.S. Representatives Michael Castle (Delaware) and Lynn Wolsey (California) focused on needs for improving Head Start. A written statement by…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1990
Designed to help governors assess state and national progress in education, this fourth and final report of a series summarizes what has transpired since 1986 in the following areas of education reform through the recommendations of the seven task forces that were addressed in "Time for Results: The Governors' 1991 Report on Education": (1) school…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1992
This report contains the transcript of a hearing that addressed federal efforts in school science and mathematics education. Included are prepared statements from the subcommittee members and spokespersons for the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President, the National Science Foundation, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
1979
Passed by the Minnesota legislature in 1977, the innovative American Indian Language and Culture Education Act provided for the establishment of American Indian language and culture education programs designed (1) to make the curriculum more relevant to the needs, interest, and cultural heritage of American Indian pupils, (2) to provide positive…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Special Education. – 1991
The manual is intended to support the Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education by establishing minimum standards for program approval, for determination of pupil eligibility, and for appropriate programming within the least restrictive environment. After delineating responsibilities of state and local agencies, the following programmatic aspects…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Confidentiality, Delivery Systems