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Levin, Stephanie; Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
Approximately 1.3 million K-12 public school students across the United States were identified as experiencing homelessness in 2019-20. In all cases, the stress, instability, trauma, and school mobility created by homelessness increase risks to physical, social, and emotional health and to educational engagement and achievement. Districts play an…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students
Goodwin, Gretta L. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for managing the care and custody of approximately 175,000 federal inmates--an estimated 20 percent of whom have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review BOP's efforts to provide drug treatment to federal inmates. This report (1)…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Substance Abuse
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in public schools have performed consistently below other students on national assessments from 2005-2019. The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program provides academic and cultural supports, through contracts, to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, American Indian Education, Public Schools, Alaska Natives
Magill, Kathleen; Reeves, Cynthia; Hallberg, Kelly; Hinojosa, Trisha – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2009
The Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program is part of the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) that was authorized under Title VI, Part B of the "Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965" ("ESEA"), as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). The RLIS program provides additional funds…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Rural Schools, Low Income, Program Implementation
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Hoagland, Steven R. – SRA Journal, 1996
A survey of 80 senior research administrators at public doctorate-granting universities investigated the relationship between the institutions' economic development orientation (new business/technology development; capacity building; human resource development; research/analysis/evaluation) and their level of federal research support. Results…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Economic Development, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Fairfax County Schools, Baileys Crossroads, VA. Center for Effecting Educational Change. – 1968
This report consists of a survey and statistical analysis of Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) as viewed by the 920 project directors in this ESEA Title III program. Discussion centers about (1) characteristics of existing projects, (2) problems encountered, (3) views toward State, local, and Federal agencies, (4) criteria for…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Federal Aid
Christensen, Paul R. – 1980
A study explored those factors in the Pacific Territories affecting the conduct and validity of assessments of their Adult Education Act State Grant Programs. Examined were islanders' opinions on whether (1) educational models developed in the United States apply in the territories, (2) our efforts in the territories are having positive or…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cultural Differences
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2009
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its sixth annual report on the "Enhancing Education Through Technology" (EETT) program, a component of the No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D (NCLB IID) Act. The purposes of the NCLB IID program are to: (1) improve academic achievement through…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Access to Computers, Glossaries, Capacity Building
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
These Congressional hearings contain testimony given in Nashville, Tennessee, concerning the administration, execution, and effectiveness of four rehabilitation, education, and training programs relating to veterans and their dependents that are administered by the Veteran's Administration. Programs reviewed are Vocational Rehabilitation; the G.I.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Legislation
Young, Malcolm B.; And Others – 1980
A study assessed the operation of the Adult Education Act State Grant Program to provide an analytic description of the state-administered program with emphasis on program participants, and to identify a set of impact measures that can be studied in a longitudinal design. A core study was conducted based on data from site visits, and seven survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Collection
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1992
These 24 essays look at what is wrong with federal employment training efforts and offer ideas for building a more effective system. A preface describes "The Governance of Federal Employment and Training Efforts" (Halperin). An "Introduction" (Zuckerman) discusses the sources of these essays that explore the implications of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Organizations, Employment Programs, Federal Aid