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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
Blabolil, Glen J. – 1976
Needss asessment is here to stay as shools wishing to apply for grants under the competitive titles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), must now justify their requests. However, quality assessment data cannot be obtained in the majority of school districts nationally without federal or state budgetary allocations for Local…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Needs Assessment, Program Administration, Program Design
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1993
This document provides a transcript of the proceedings of a hearing to discuss issues related to the future of Project Head Start. The document includes the prepared statements and testimony of several United States Senators and child care experts, including Senators Nancy Kassebaum, Edward Kennedy, and Dave Durenberger; Marilyn Thomas, president…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Federal Aid, Hearings
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Scanley, D. Anne; Sellers, William – Research Management Review, 1991
This paper categorizes and tabulates recommendations of 16 reports published since 1980 addressing ways to improve the management of federally sponsored academic research in the United States. The analysis found that most frequently reiterated recommendations have not been implemented, possibly because implementation often depends on consensus of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Aid, Government Role, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1993
This document is a transcript of two days of proceedings for a United States Senate committee hearing to discuss "Goals 2000: Educate America Act." This bill was proposed by President Clinton to provide a national framework for education reform; promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to endure equal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Child Welfare, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1982
A preliminary design for a quality control (QC) system for the Pell Grant Program is proposed, based on the needs of the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA). The applicability of the general design for other student aid programs administered by OSFA is also considered. The following steps included in a strategic approach to QC system…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Error Patterns
Maynes, J. O., Jr.; Garcia, Gilbert – 1980
The Arizona state plan for a program designed to provide educational assistance and support services to an anticipated 15,310 migrant children is presented for fiscal year 1981. The plan administration, agency organizational structure, and authority and program definitions are explained. The population to be served, assessment of special…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1991
This handbook is a reference for sponsors of food service programs for children during school vacation periods. It is not applicable to academic year operations. Issues relating to planning a food service program are discussed. These include sponsor eligibility, the determination of the need of recipient children, requirements of kinds and amounts…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Children, Civil Rights, Federal Aid
Skrtic, Thomas M.; And Others – 1985
The report discusses a field study of the implementation of major requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped Children Act, by rural districts, and presents detailed case studies of five districts' responses. The first volume introduces the naturalistic model of inquiry, noting its philosophical underpinnings and basic…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1982
Background questions to support a federally-sponsored assessment of major student aid delivery system options are addressed. Attention is directed to: (1) information needed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to decide about changes to the delivery system; (2) reasons that delivery system redesign is a critical issue; (3) what can be learned from…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. – 1991
This 1991-94 3-year plan describes proposed use of federal funds available to Wisconsin for the support of vocational and technical education. The first three sections provide an introduction, state board certification, and the table of contents. Section IV describes assessment provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Budgets, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Rock, William – 1978
The result of a program audit requested by the Office of Education (OE), this report addresses all major elements affecting the operation of the Title I Migrant Education Program and includes recommendations of the Migrant Branch Chief and of key OE advisors for the program. Following a discussion of background legislation, of recommendations…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
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
Errecart, Michael T.; And Others – 1979
A study was undertaken of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program to estimate the extent of errors made by participants and the impact of the errors on program expenditures. A sample of BEOG applicants was asked to verify the data provided on applications. Then their financial aid records and related institutional computations were…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Errecart, Michael T.; And Others – 1979
Findings and recommendations of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Control Study Volume I are presented. The culmination of a year of intensive effort in which the study was designed and data collection and analysis conducted is evaluated, with focus on improvement of the Basic Grant Program. The introductory chapter discusses the background…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid