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Peer reviewedKnapp, 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
Peer reviewedFreeman, Howard E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
Five activities are proposed for a federal evaluation agenda for the 1980s: (1) measuring net impact of social program cost containment; (2) implementing and evaluating new social experiments; (3) examining appropriateness of current social programs; (4) testing alternatives to established programs; and (5) developing procedures to ensure…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedHannaway, Jane – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
School district central office administrators were studied to determine the effects of state and federal regulatory policies for categorical funding on administrative costs and administrator behavior. Findings showed significant hidden program costs for local districts. Additionally, regulations diverted local managers from educational concerns to…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Central Office Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOrland, Martin E.; Tillander, Staffan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
The extent to which state allocation formulas under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter Two bloc grant promotes traditional equity or redistribution objectives is examined. Factors associated with the variation among states in the redistributive nature of their Chapter Two formulas are explained. (SLD)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedKnapp, 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
Peer reviewedKearney, C. Philip; Kim, Taewan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
The fiscal impacts and redistribution effects of the recently enacted (1981) federal education block grant on 525 elementary and secondary school districts in Michigan were examined using a quasi-experimental time-series design and multiple regression and analysis of covariance techniques. Implications of changes in federal policy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Block Grants, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
