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Download full textAldeman, Chad – Bellwether Education Partners, 2020
In response to financial pressures, the New York State Assembly has created new, less-generous retirement plans for teachers. Teachers and other education employees are enrolled in one of two plans, the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York (TRS) and the New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS). How far have the benefits…
Descriptors: Teacher Employment Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Money Management, Teacher Salaries
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1987
The design and implementation of the Food Stamp Program's Simplified Application Demonstration Project are analyzed. The project was developed to test strategies which could reduce administrative costs and errors in the Food Stamp Program. This evaluation report presents data in the following categories: (1) administrative cost savings; (2)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Expenditures, Methods
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of National Security and International Affairs. – 1988
The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a review to determine whether the Army effectively managed training programs conducted by outside contractors. During the review, the GAO evaluated six of the courses most commonly taught by outside contractors, examined procedures, interviewed Army officials, and visited the schools at six…
Descriptors: Military Schools, Military Training, Postsecondary Education, Private Schools
Sosniak, Lauren A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Do proficiency tests show whether students are gifted? Are programs for the talented properly funded? Confusion among programs for gifted students indicates that guidelines should be established, including weighing the gifted label for each program and linking programs to special talents. References included. (CJH)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Gifted
Childress, Michael T. – 1999
This report is designed to inform the Kentucky Governor, the General Assembly, and the public about the quality of child care in the state. Chapter 1 presents data suggesting that at least one third of Kentucky preschoolers are currently in child care, more children are likely to enter childcare as female labor force participation increases and…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Models
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1994
The operations of the 50 Army National Guard (ARNG) schools were reviewed to determine if the ARNG could meet its officer needs more effectively and economically. The study examined the following: (1) the numbers of officers being produced by the various ARNG commissioning sources, particularly the state officer candidate schools (OCS); (2) the…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Needs, Facility Requirements
Rachal, Janella – 1987
This interim evaluation of Louisiana's 1986-87 Early Childhood Development Program focuses primarily on ongoing second and third year projects, but also provides some descriptive information about the general characteristics and implementation strategies of first year projects. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide information to decision…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Evaluation Methods, Preschool Education, Program Costs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report from the General Accounting Office reviews selected aspects of Wisconsin's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Chapter 1 describes AFDC and specifies the scope of the program review. In Chapter 2 the potential for increasing child support collections from parents is explored. Actions which could increase collections…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Efficiency, Federal Programs, Motivation
Roecks, Alan L.; Andrews, John H. – 1980
Levels of Use (LOU) interviews can be used for formative evaluation purposes in an intermediate education agency. Programs and services for training teachers provided to districts are evaluated. LOU interviews give program staff unique information for improving programs. Program improvement is aided by LOU interviews because information is…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, Albany. – 1988
New York's Special Delinquency Prevention Program (SDPP) was started in 1978 to provide preventive services to youth who most likely might become involved in the juvenile, social services, or mental health systems. In 1987, this program funded 542 community youth programs at a cost of $14 million. This audit assesses the Division for Youth's…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Money Management
Colorado Northwestern Community Coll., Rangely. – 1991
At Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC), all educational programs, as well as student services and support functions, are formally reviewed/evaluated in depth at least once every five years. This nine-part outline, providing a step-by-step description of the program review process at CNCC, includes the following sections: (1) the value…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
Dickinson, Katherine P.; And Others – 1988
These appendices accompany a study that was conducted to determine whether the state and federal performance standards for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs have influenced Service Delivery Area (SDA) and service provider decisions about program design and implementation practices in ways that have affected the clients served, the types…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Educational Policy, Employment Services, Evaluation Criteria
Kormondy, Edward – 1988
In 1986, an academic program review of the biological sciences programs of the universities in the State University of Florida System was performed by a team of 13 consultants. This report of that review includes: (1) the background of the review; (2) a statement of the status of biological science instruction; (3) a review of the 1978 assessment…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Faculty, College Science, Curriculum Evaluation
San Mateo Community Coll. District, CA. – 1981
A three-phase districtwide review of academic and occupational programs was initiated in the San Mateo County Community College District in March 1980. Phase I of the review involves a cost/yield efficiency study of programs and a determination of enrollment growth or decline over a 2-year period. Phase II of the process includes an in-depth…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation
PDF pending restorationBall, Joseph; And Others – 1979
At the end of September, 1978, 37,000 low-income youths in seventeen competitively selected communities across the country were enrolled in Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects which guaranteed them a part-time job during the school year and a full-time job during summer months on the condition that they remain in, or return to, a secondary…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
