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Educational Improvement under the Education Block Grant.
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Knapp, Michael S. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
The contributions are reviewed of the federal education block grant--Chapter Two of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981--to local educational improvement. Educational technology and staff and curricular development have been enhanced by the block grant, but improvements remain modest, with depth of impact traded for breadth.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Prospects for Improving K-12 Science Education from the Federal Level.
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
Recently increased public concern for educational quality and America's international competitiveness has produced a more favorable climate for improving K-12 science education. Two principal federal agencies, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Education (ED), have differing "investment portfolios." ED provides…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Legislative Goals for the Education Block Grant: Have They Been Achieved at the Local Level? A Special Issue Report from the National Study of Local Operations under Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act.
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Knapp, Michael S. – 1986
This document reports the findings of the National Study of Local Operations under Chapter 2 of the Education Consoldation and Improvement Act of 1981 concerning the achievement of three of the goals set by federal statute for this educational block grant legislation. These goals are improving education for public school students and school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
The Education Block Grant at the Local Level: The Implementation of Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in Districts and Schools.
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Knapp, Michael S.; Blakely, Craig H. – 1986
This document reports the results of the National Study of Local Operations under Chapter 2 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. The 2-year study sought to (1) describe local district activities and operations under Chapter 2, the first federal education block grant, in the program's third year, noting changes occurring…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Early Research on the Federal Education Block Grant: Themes and Unanswered Questions.
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Knapp, Michael S.; Cooperstein, Rhonda Ann – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
This paper reviews early research at the national level on the implementation and effects of the Department of Education's block grant, Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Findings are summarized under six topics: funds allocation, educational service delivery, program administration, program assessment, decision…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Research