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Download full textNorth Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 1996
This is the fourth edition of the State Student Assessment Database. This document tabulates information about each state's assessment programs based on a survey mailed to state directors of assessment in October 1995 and completed by all 50 states by February 1996. The survey was divided into the following categories: (1) general concerns; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Databases, Educational Assessment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This study examined student loan default rates at 98 of the 104 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. About 3 percent of all federal students loans made in fiscal year (FY) 1995 were made to students at HBCUs, a percentage that has remained steady from FY 1991 through FY 1995. For FY 1993, the average loan…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Eligibility, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationOffice of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1993
These state profiles provide brief descriptions of the target population, services, and participants of state-administered adult education programs that are supported in part by funds authorized under the Adult Education Act, as amended. Profiles based on information taken from 1990 census data and from information included in the 1991 annual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Levin-Epstein, Jodie – 1993
A June 1992 survey was conducted to determine the number of teenage mothers receiving Aid for Dependent Children (AFDC) who were participating in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program of the Family Support Act of 1988, and who were receiving education, job training, and child care. Some of the findings from the statistics gathered…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Day Care, Early Parenthood, Federal Programs
Charter Friends National Network, St. Paul, MN. – 1998
This guide may be used by charter school operators in developing a business plan that can be used as a management tool in individual schools and in preparing applications for charters, renewals, and grants and loans. A sound business plan must reflect the school's ideas, assets, and needs clearly and succinctly. Drafting a business plan begins…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Davidoff, Stephen H. – 1990
This technical report updates the Chapter 1 Evaluation and Reporting System (CHIERS) used by the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District to gather and report student information related to compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, with information about 1988-89 projects.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Outcomes of Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
This report highlights the major themes and policy implications for implementing Head Start and other early childhood programs. The report is a synthesis of already issued and preliminary information from GAO reports and reviews that examined federal and state center-based programs, barriers to Head Start service delivery, and early childhood…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1994
This publication presents the results of the Iowa State Adult Literacy Survey as referenced in the publication "Adult Literacy in Iowa: Results of the State Adult Literacy Survey" in graphic form. The State Adult Literacy Survey was a research project in which 12 states assessed the literacy skills of their adult populations. As a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
McLaughlin, James L.; Burr, Marjorie – 1991
In spring 1991, the Council of Chief Instructional Officers of New Mexico two-year institutions compiled information on current and proposed allied health programs in order to foster cooperation and planning in allied health education among the 17 institutions in the state. In summer 1991, the compilation was updated to include allied health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report addresses current economic conditions in rural America and offers recommendations about the role the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) can play in providing rural development. The Task Force identifies issues for rural policy in the 1990's focusing on economic development. Current rural programs are described and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Federal Aid
Isom, Bess A.; And Others – 1982
Two types of research--informal interviews and a questionnaire survey--were conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to assess teacher perceptions of regional school accreditation by SACS and to aid in SACS consultations and schools' staff development programs. The questionnaire survey compared teacher expectations of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
Maryland State Board for Community Colleges, Annapolis. – 1983
Prepared as part of a joint effort by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges (SBCC) and the Maryland State Board of Education to promote high-quality occupational programs and services, this report provides information on the state's management information system and program data monitoring system. Following the text of a resolution…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1989
The Maryland Accountability Testing Program Annual Report is a reference document for the public that includes a survey of current test results and the progress being made by Maryland public school students in grades 3, 5, and 8. The California Achievement Tests are the standardized achievement tests used to provide the information required by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Annual Reports, Elementary Secondary Education
Frazier, Franklin – 1990
The Stafford Loan Program (formerly called the Guaranteed Student Loan Program) makes three kinds of student loans for postsecondary education: Stafford Loans, Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS), and Parents Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). Stafford loans are low-interest loans based on financial need, while SLS and PLUS loans are not…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Higher Education, Income Contingent Loans, Loan Repayment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Public Accountability. – 1989
The Education Improvement Act (EIA), legislated in 1984, was one of the steps South Carolina has undertaken to reform and improve its system of public education. The EIA contained provisions addressing seven major educational goals: (1) raising student performance; (2) teaching and testing basic skills; (3) elevating the teaching profession; (4)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
