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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
This document presents information showing the allocation of funds to states under the substance abuse prevention and substance abuse treatment programs contained in the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 (H.R. 5334). This fact sheet shows state allotments for substance abuse prevention, using a formula based on each state's…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Federal Aid
California State Legislative Analyst's Office, Sacramento. – 1993
Categorical education programs provide state funding to schools and local education agencies for the purchase of specific types of local services, such as transportation, subsidized meals, and supplemental instruction. California has at least 57 separate categorical programs. This document provides an overview of California's experience with…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCibulka, James G. – Metropolitan Education, 1986
State policymakers have the following options in attempting to ameliorate the high school dropout problem: (1) additional money; (2) general aid or targeted aid; (3) incentives or mandates. Research findings on the effect of each of those options are summarized and suggestions for state policies are made. (PS)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dropout Prevention, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Jefferys, Marcie – 1997
This report presents the Children's Defense Fund's (CDF) recommendations for spending the fiscal year 1998-1999 Minnesota state budget surplus. The intent of the CDF plan is four-fold: (1) emphasizing long-term investments in children's well-being; (2) address children's immediate health and safety concerns; (3) contribute to the continued…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1993
A Texas State Job Training Coordinating Council task force developed a series of recommendations regarding improving Texas' current employment and training system to prepare the state's residents for the "smart jobs of the future." A formal literature review was conducted, and regional forums were held and attended by a wide range of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Educational Change
California State Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education, Sacramento. – 1987
The monograph presents 16 issue papers prepared by the California Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education. Papers have the following titles: "Access to Postsecondary Education in California"; "Financing Postsecondary Education in California"; "Graduate Education and Research in California…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1998
This document consists of the first two volumes of the 1997 annual report on Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system. Examined in volume 1 are the following topics: strategic directions for 1997; overview of the VET system's operation and the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) agreement; key initiatives in 1997 (the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Apprenticeships
