High-quality afterschool and summer learning programs are effective ways to support children and teens and accelerate their academic growth. In fact, the American Rescue Plan prioritized a significant amount of funding for out-of-school time programs because of the evidence of their effectiveness. Over the past few years, state educational…

Reported is a review by the U. S. General Accounting Office of procedures and requirements related to grants totaling $2.9 million to the National Reading Center Foundation by the Office of Education (OE), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Costs totaling $305,300 incurred during the initial grant period were deemed unallowable.…

This document contains oral testimony by state and government officials, prepared statements, and supporting materials concerning food assistance for the homeless. The bills before the Senate would increase Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding by $10 million in fiscal year 1987, and $20 million in 1988. According to John W.…

The Chapter 2 (Educational Block Grant) program of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA), which became effective on July 1, 1982, aims to improve elementary and secondary education (including pre-school education) for children attending both public and private schools. Two major goals are the following: (1) to provide flexibility…

Contents of this report on a fictitiously named (Harold County) project, prepared as a guide in applying for Title III ESEA funding consideration, are in five parts. Part I projects basic ESEA statistical information, including budget, school enrollment, project participation, staff members engaged, personnel for administration and implementation…

Contents of this report on a followup of a fictitiously named (Harold County) model project, prepared as a guide in applying for Title III ESEA funding consideration, include the following topics: description of existing program; introduction to Follow Through proposal; special adaptations; objectives of the program; student composition;…

A working paper for the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century," the report is directed to the provision of educational/career information/career counseling services for the adult public. The paper is intended to stimulate discussion on the topic at the State and national level. The…

This report provides background and data from an investigation of New York City's summer youth employment program. It concludes that the program was poorly planned and poorly administered by both the Department of Labor and the city. Although some of the worksites visited were providing useful work experience to enrolled youths, over half of the…

As of October 1963, there were 102 associate degree programs in nursing, 82 of them in 2-year institutions. These 82 represented only 3 percent of the 704 junior colleges listed in the 1963 Junior College Directory. Surveys were conducted to discover the factors that led to or inhibited establishment of nursing programs. The volume of full-time…

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that Congress must legislate management alternatives for federal agencies which provide services for Indians. Legislation is necessary because these agencies have not corrected management weaknesses in spite of repeated recommendations by GAO, congressional committees, American Indian Policy…

As a result of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) laxness in improving management of programs and services for Indians, the Chairman of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs requested the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review the accountability of federal funds and property involving contracts and grants totaling about $726…

The report on child care services at M.I.T. explores the following areas: (1) Planning Issues: Why Should M.I.T. Be Involved in Child Care?--educational concerns, services, benefits and costs, priorities, resource allocation; (2) Background for Planning; Current Institute Child Care Programs--a concise history, M.I.T. summer day camp, the…

Of primary concern in this article are the long range qualitative effects that the recent Congressional cutbacks in appropriations for the 1969 educational and cultural exchange programs will have upon the national interest. Brief introductory sections cite the historical background of the American commitment to these exchanges and the immediate…

Community colleges are uniquely positioned and well suited to assist in meeting the increasing demand for child care programs. Although a number of colleges have been reluctant to institute these programs due to the problems of liability, operating expenses, and allegations of child abuse, there are a number of advantages to having on-campus child…