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Download full textPresident's National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services, Washington, DC. – 1969
The introduction to this report summarizes the council's 1968 activities in reviewing and evaluating PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education), Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Part 1, "The Past," summarizes the purpose of Title III and the major accomplishments and problems of the first two years.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
Mahar, Mary Helen – ALA Bull, 1969
An overview of current experimental school library programs and media center demonstrations funded by the federal government. Examples of specific programs are included. (JB)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Aid, Learning Resources Centers
Christensen, Gayle S. – US Department of Education, 2007
The reauthorization of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" ("ESEA") as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB") relied on two notable policy instruments to improve education: accountability and flexibility. "NCLB" complements accountability with several new flexibility…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Demonstration Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Regulation
Thornton, Philip F. – 1978
This report provides an overview of the impact that nine ESEA IV-C funded projects in West Virginia have had in relation to monies expended, individuals served, and continued support provided for them. These projects focused on skill development in grades K-12 and addressed three levels: basic, life, and enrichment skills. The instrument used in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Christensen, Gayle S.; Feehan, Kathleen; Loss, Daniel – US Department of Education, 2007
Perhaps the most ambitious example of the way in which flexibility and accountability have been brought together can be found in the State Flex and Local Flex demonstration programs. Although no additional resources are provided to participating states and districts, the enhanced flexibility granted under State Flex and Local Flex allows…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Grants, Educational Technology, Educational Improvement
National Advisory Commission on Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1967
Objectives of this survey were : (1) to assess the recent history, current status, and trends of school libraries, and (2) to outline alternative approaches to the solution of major problems. A literature review, interviews, and field visits revealed that school library service is undergoing rapid development because of school library professional…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Labor Needs
Wincuinas, John, Ed. – 1976
This guide to new programs in Vermont education describes projects funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. More than 50 Vermont school districts have taken part in the 22 programs described. The guide includes project descriptions of school support services, attitudes and achievement, outdoor and environmental education,…
Descriptors: Community Education, Demonstration Programs, Directories, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedSaks, Daniel H.; Smith, Ralph E. – Education and Urban Society, 1981
This paper examines vintage (cohort), environmental, and structural problems associated with youth employment, and discusses strategies for improving job opportunities. Evaluates effects of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Vocational Education Act, Youth Entitlement Demonstration, Supported Work Demonstration, and Job Corps. (JCD)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. – 1969
In 1968-69, 6,877 children were enrolled in North Dakota's public school programs in all areas of special education. There were fewer speech clinicians than in 1967-68, but there were more teachers in classes for educable mentally handicapped children, more services for children with special learning disabilities, and more classes for the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
McLendon, Lennox L.; Murphy, Garrett W.; Parker, James – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2006
The four papers in this series were commissioned for the first meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy, which met in Nashville on November 14, 2006. The first paper, "Adult Education and Literacy Legislation and Its Effects on the Field," provides the basic provisions of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Demonstration Programs, Adult Education
1967
A Title III project provided a special education diagnostic and resource center designed to meet educational needs of the estimated 3.5% of severely handicapped children not reached in the Greater Wichita area. A staff of three coordinators, two psychologists, two social workers, four subject area consultants, and a peripatologist processed 990…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Dept. of Rural Education. – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE III FUNDS OF THE ESEA, P.L. 89-10 NECESSARY TO MAKE THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SMALL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. INCLUDED IS AN OUTLINE OF NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND ASSURANCES REQUIRED BY USOE. THE DOCUMENT POINTS OUT THE NECESSITY OF WELL-PLANNED PROJECTS INVOLVING BOTH OTHER EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creativity, Curriculum Study Centers, Demonstration Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. – 1999
This document records the oral and written testimony from a 1999 Senate Committee hearing on "the forgotten half"--young people who do not continue their education past high school and, in many cases, do not finish high school. Witnesses testified that there is a great need for persons with technical skills to fill existing and projected…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
