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Rachel Garrett; Andrea Boyle; Mengli Song; Joanne Carminucci – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
The report "How a Federal Grant Program Is Training and Supporting Educators of English Learners" examines the extent to which National Professional Development (NPD) grantees implemented their projects in ways aligned with program objectives, drawing primarily on a survey of all 2016 and 2017 NPD grantees. This document provides…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Data Collection, Measurement, Faculty Development
US Financial Literacy and Education Commission, 2015
The Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC or Commission), plays a central role in the federal government's efforts to enhance financial literacy. FLEC coordinates its members' diverse financial education activities -- for families, school children, college students, servicemembers and their families, disadvantaged and financially…
Descriptors: Money Management, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Outreach Programs
US Financial Literacy and Education Commission, 2016
Since its establishment in 2003, the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) has coordinated the federal government's efforts in promoting financial literacy, education and capability. The FLEC manages its activities collaboratively, focusing on direct education and outreach, supporting practitioners, and promoting research and…
Descriptors: Money Management, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Outreach Programs
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Lery, Bridgette; Wiegmann, Wendy; Berrick, Jill Duerr – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The federal government increasingly expects child welfare systems to be more responsive to the needs of their local populations, connect strategies to results, and use continuous quality improvement (CQI) to accomplish these goals. A method for improving decision making, CQI relies on an inflow of high-quality data, up-to-date research evidence,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Federal Government, Decision Making, Organizational Climate
Schmidt, Rebecca Anne; Caspary, Kyra; Jonas, Deborah – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2016
Nationally, 28 percent of all public elementary and secondary schools were in rural locations in 2013-14, serving 18 percent of all K-12 students (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics 2015). Rural schools serve students in sparsely populated areas and have smaller overall populations than schools in other…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Federal Programs, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Levitt, Alan; Denniston, Bob – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2014
This article describes and reflects upon efforts to generate greater support for media literacy and critical thinking within the strategies and programs of the Federal government in the early 1990s to about 2005 primarily among agencies with an interest in youth substance abuse prevention. Beginning with their personal reflections on discovering…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Public Agencies
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Chen-Maynard, Dorothy; Doueiri, Dany; Gotch, Donna – International Research and Review, 2014
The United States is faced with a serious shortage of linguistically and culturally competent students to meet the needs of our global population and economy. In order to address this deficiency, the US government has funded several initiatives to increase our nation's capacity to train teachers and students in critical languages. The Office of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Second Language Programs, Program Descriptions, Intensive Language Courses
US Department of Education, 2010
This paper presents the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2011 through 2015. This plan describes the focus and direction of OIG's operations over the next five years, establishes its organizational goals, and outlines the strategies it will employ to reach those goals and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Position Papers, Program Descriptions, Organizational Objectives
Benson, Martin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the descriptive case study with a multiple case framework was to (a) describe the organizational cultures of education programs and leaders in the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) voluntary education system on Oahu, Hawaii; (b) determine if an overlapping common organizational culture exists; and (c) assess the…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Interviews, Feasibility Studies, Public Agencies
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Metcalfe, Amy Scott; Fenwick, Tara – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
With the dissemination of its Innovation Strategy in 2002, the Canadian government further solidified its commitment to a knowledge-based national competitiveness strategy. Through the unfolding of a multi-million dollar Workplace Skills Strategy (WSS) agency, and the launch of two research agencies, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Discourse Analysis, Program Descriptions
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1990
Collected in this document are reports of the National Institutes of Health's 1989 accomplishments in research on the problem of infant mortality. Reports are provided by the: (1) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; (2) National Cancer Institute; (3) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; (4) National Institute of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Diseases, Federal Government, Federal Programs
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Robbins, Alan S.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
New programs and related activities in ambulatory care and education in the Western Region Veterans' Health Administration and its 11 affiliated medical schools are reported, including advisory activities, innovative projects, and a conference. Future activities in the expanded western region are outlined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Conferences, Federal Government, Higher Education
Society of Cable Television Engineers, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
Intended to provide cable television company owners and operators, managers, supervisors, suppliers, and manufacturers with broad guidelines for the operation of and participation in a local or regional Private Industry Council (PIC), this handbook begins with a description of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); a brief history…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Stevick, Earl W. – 1984
Curriculum development efforts at the language school of the Foreign Service Institute, the training agency for Department of State personnel on overseas assignment, are examined as they have evolved in the past two years. Five emphases are found to have shaped and structured all curriculum development work: (1) relevance (a close and specific…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Federal Government
Ford, James F.; Hassel, Jon B. – 1983
The origins, development, and results of a summer institute for middle school foreign language teachers held at the University of Arkansas during summer 1983, and re-funded and extended for the next 2 years, are described. The project originated from several needs in middle school foreign language instruction: the challenges in teaching to the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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