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Alberto M. Ochoa; Cristina Alfaro – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
This article documents the San Diego National Origin Desegregation Assistance Center (NODAC), one of the nine national centers established by the U.S. Office of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts cited under Section 601 of Title VI, from the Office for Civil Rights, to meet the Lau compliance requirement based on the Lau…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, 2019
The Annual Service Plan Report (ASPR) is designed to meet the requirements of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act (BTAA), which sets out the legislative framework for planning, reporting and accountability for Government organizations. Under the BTAA, the Minister is required to report on the actual results of the Ministry's performance…
Descriptors: Budgets, Accountability, Annual Reports, Guidelines
Law, Gordon F.; Perkowski, Robert – 1971
Eighty individuals attended a workshop which provided an opportunity to consider strategies and develop guidelines for improving and expanding vocational education opportunities for disadvantaged youth and adults. Presentations included in the document are: (1) "Handicapped and Disadvantaged Sections of Public Law 90-576" by John Wyllie, (2)…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
DEGABRIELE, EUGENE; AND OTHERS – 1966
PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS DEVELOPED FROM A REMEDIAL AND ELEMENTARY PROGRAM TO ONE MEETING THE CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ADULTS. TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SEEKING EXCELLENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE HANDBOOK HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE CHAPTERS ON FEDERAL AID, STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Opportunities
Passow, A. Harry – 1972
It is not easy to describe American efforts during the past dozen or so years aimed at improving the quality of education for all, with particular attention to those termed "the disadvantaged." The difficulties stem from the diversity of activities and programs, the ebb and flow of various efforts, the responses and resistances to legislative and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Creech, Joseph D. – 1999
The percentage of adults with high school diplomas is higher today than 10 years ago in every Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) state, but most SREB states will not reach the goal of 90 percent of all adults with high school diplomas or equivalent by 2000. The change is the result of state and local efforts to identify and attract more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Opportunities, English (Second Language)
Salkin, Melinda R.; Britton, Margaret D. – 1980
This report provides a national overview of programs and practices relating to vocational education opportunities for older persons as reflected in current literature, a review of state plans, and a survey of state programmatic efforts. In addition to providing a basis for further project development efforts, the report is intended as a resource…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aging (Individuals), Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Carter, Susanne – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2003
Because schools, communities, and families play interconnected roles in the crucial mission of educating children, they must find ways to work together as educational partners. Providing parents with information and resources to support their children's education is a cornerstone of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). This sourcebook is based on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Schedules, Program Descriptions, Educational Environment
Brinckerhoff, Loring C.; And Others – 1993
This book is designed to help postsecondary education personnel initiate or refine college programs for students with learning disabilities (LD). Following an introductory chapter, chapters 2-3 discuss the need for such postsecondary programs and presents an overview of federal legislation designed to ensure educational opportunities for students…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Definitions, Disability Identification
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1994
This conference report outlines the proposed House of Representatives and Senate compromise regarding disputed provisions in the proposed School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. First, Congress' findings regarding the education needs of noncollege-bound students, youth employment, work-based learning, and educational attainment in the United…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship
Maine State Dept. of Human Services, Augusta. – 1981
A committee examined the number, type, and quality of work and training opportunities available for heads of households under Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and suggested ways to improve them. Comprised of such representatives of the private and public sectors as employers, AFDC recipients, welfare advocates,…
Descriptors: Coordination, Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance
Drury, Darrel; Koloski, Judy – 1995
A comprehensive study of the Adult Education for the Homeless Program (AEH) was conducted using data from the following sources: program files; focus groups conducted with state project administrators; site visits to 9 local programs in 3 states; surveys of 32 state projects, 230 local programs, 588 service delivery sites, and 2,943 program…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 2002
This document contains the text of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, which amends the Public Health Service Act to address the increasing shortage of registered nurses by instituting a series of policies to improve nurse recruitment and nurse retention. Title I details two initiatives to boost recruitment of nurses. The first initiative includes the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Development, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
Wisconsin State Dept. of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Madison. – 1995
This document details Wisconsin's state plan for implementation of activities mandated by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 and funded by a grant from the National School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The plan is divided into 23 sections dealing with the following topics: geographical areas; local support/expansion of school-to-work…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 1994
This booklet describes British efforts to develop a world-class, highly skilled work force. The booklet examines the following topics: Britain's training framework (the National and Scottish Vocational Qualification system and national targets for foundation and lifetime learning and training); strategies for developing a flexible qualification…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
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