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Qualitative Strategies in Evaluating a Statewide Instructional Improvement Program.
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Hoffman, Lee McGraw – 1984
A case study approach was used to evaluate the statewide reading improvement project in Louisiana called Special Plan Upgrading Reading (SPUR). SPUR emphasized a change agent approach by providing Technical Assistants and small stipends (approximately $5,000) to participating school districts. During the first two years of the evaluation,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Data Collection, Educational Change
Child Care in Oregon: Commitment to the Future. 1988 Report to the Governor and Legislature.
Oregon Commission on Child Care, Portland. – 1989
The last in a three-part series, this report highlights Oregon's most pressing child care needs and suggests actions to be taken to realize Oregon's commitment to children's futures, a commitment evident in the fact that 30 of the state's 36 counties have designated high quality child care as a top priority. In this report, recommendations are…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Futures (of Society), Program Administration
Student Loan Program Simplification: Interim Recommendations. A Report to the Congress of the United States and the Secretary of Education.
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Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This advisory report investigates the possible simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and considers the issue of federal direct lending. The evaluation indicates that complexity in the FFELP is due to multiple, overlapping loan programs with conflicting terms and conditions. Nonstandard policies, procedures, forms, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Efficiency, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Student Loan Program Simplification: Final Report. A Report to the Congress of the United States and the Secretary of Education.
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Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This Advisory Committee's final report presents study activities, findings, and recommendations for the simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Analysis showed that the current FFELP program structure and operations are needlessly complex and require major reform. An interim report providing recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Legislation, Efficiency, Federal Aid
Reinventing the Federal Student Loan Program. A Proposal To Ensure the Stability of the Federal Student Loan Program, Improve Service to Students and Save Taxpayers Money.
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Coalition for Student Loan Reform, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report proposes reform recommendations in the Federal Student Loan Program that are intended to reduce government (and taxpayer) costs, allow for the incorporation of the National Service Initiative, and provide more flexible repayment terms for borrowers. The proposal provides for an evaluation period for direct government lending, the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Making Sense of Federal Job Training Policy; 24 Expert Recommendations To Create "A Comprehensive and Unified Federal Job Training System."
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William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1992
These 24 essays look at what is wrong with federal employment training efforts and offer ideas for building a more effective system. A preface describes "The Governance of Federal Employment and Training Efforts" (Halperin). An "Introduction" (Zuckerman) discusses the sources of these essays that explore the implications of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Organizations, Employment Programs, Federal Aid