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Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2025
This statutory report presents the activities and accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The audits, investigations, and related work highlighted in this report are products of OIG's mission to identify and stop fraud, waste, and abuse; and promote…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Departments, Inspection, Audits (Verification)
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2024
Federal Student Aid (FSA), a principal office of the United States (U.S.) Department of Education (Department), is required by law to produce an annual report, which details the organization's fiscal year financial and program performance. The Federal Student Aid FY 2024 Annual Report (Annual Report) is a comprehensive document that provides an…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Public Agencies
Sherman, Tina Won; Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
At a time when student loan debt continues to mount for many, the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program--established in 2007 and administered by Education--is intended to encourage individuals to pursue careers in public service. Senate Report 116-48 included a provision for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Loan Repayment, Program Descriptions, Public Service
US Department of the Treasury, 2019
The federal government spends an estimated $273 million annually on financial literacy1 and education programs and activities across 23 federal agencies and entities. These programs are designed to educate Americans about a wide array of financial literacy and education topics. However, in 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a…
Descriptors: Money Management, Federal Government, Literacy, Federal Programs
Humphrey, Daniel C.; O'Day, Jennifer – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
California's new Statewide System of Support is grounded in the fundamental principles of the Local Control Funding Formula, especially its emphasis on the central role of local educators in determining the best approaches to improvement. This report examines the early implementation of the System of Support, with a focus on the work of the county…
Descriptors: State Programs, Funding Formulas, Program Implementation, School Districts
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2019
Through this plan, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG), affirms and advances their long-standing commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce and workplace environment that will help ensure that the work they produce is accessible to the diverse public they serve. This plan aligns with the goals…
Descriptors: Diversity, Inclusion, Strategic Planning, Public Agencies
US Department of Education, 2019
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the "Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998" (AEFLA), enacted as "Title II" of the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998" (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), was the major source of federal support for adult basic education (ABE) and literacy education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Grants, Federal Legislation, Adult Literacy
US House of Representatives, 2018
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss the effectiveness of early childhood education programs. During the hearing, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified on their new report which finds the federal government provides…
Descriptors: Hearings, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Accountability
Jones, Karen; Tymms, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
Most countries across Europe now have their own Inspectorate as part of a school improvement and accountability system. However, there has been little research on the impact of school inspections or on the aspects of school inspections that maximise the positive effects and minimise the unintended consequences. As a precursor to further research,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Accountability, Inspection
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2017
This Annual Plan presents the major initiatives and priorities the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) intends to undertake to assist the Department in fulfilling its responsibilities to America's taxpayers and students. The Department continues to face significant challenges in FY 2018 that impact its…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Strategic Planning, Financial Audits, Compliance (Legal)
Hope, Kempe Ronald, Sr. – Teaching Public Administration, 2013
The purpose of this article is to provide an assessment and analysis of public sector performance contracting as a performance management tool in Kenya. It aims to demonstrate that performance contracting remains a viable and important tool for improving public sector performance as a key element of the on-going public sector transformation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Performance Contracts, Public Administration
Treiber, Jeanette; Kipke, Robin; Satterlund, Travis; Cassady, Diana – International Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Nearly all private, government and non-governmental organizations that receive government funding to run social or health promotion programs in the United States are required to conduct program evaluations and to report findings to the funding agency. Reports are usually due at the end of a funding cycle and they may or may not have an influence…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, State Government, Financial Support, State Aid
Bergeron, Caroline; Chamberlain, Tamsin; George, Nalia; Golden, Sarah; Mundy, Ellie; Southcott, Clare; Walker, Fiona – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) is an approach that Children's Trusts and Children's Services can use to assist with planning services and assessing their performance. The OBA approach focuses on outcomes that are desired and monitoring and evidencing progress towards those desired outcomes. OBA makes a distinction between two types of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Accountability, Services
Bathgate, Kelly; Colvin, Richard Lee; Silva, Elena – Education Sector, 2011
Instead of putting the entire achievement burden on schools, what would it look like to hold a whole community responsible for long-range student outcomes? This report explores the concept of "shared accountability" in education. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act ushered in a new era of accountability in American education: for the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Learning Readiness, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Farrell, Brenda S. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The Department of Defense (DOD), which includes the military services, selects mid- to upper-career-level military officers to participate in fellowship and training-with-industry programs conducted at non-DOD organizations such as universities, think tanks, private corporations, federal agencies, and Congress. For some fellowships, the military…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Schools, Public Agencies, Fellowships
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