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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Information Management and Technology Div. – 1992
This study, which was conducted to determine how effectively the U.S. Department of Education plans for and manages its information resources in supporting its mission and administering its programs, focused on the Department's strategic information resources management (IRM) planning process. Meetings were held with program officials to ascertain…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Programs, Information Management, Information Technology
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1987
This directory of resources for disabled adults was compiled to assist state directors of the federally funded, state-administered Adult Education Program as well as administrators and practitioners in providing services for adults with disabilities. The first two sections include 15 federal and nonfederal organizations serving adults with various…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedPalmer, David D.; And Others – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Examines the patterns of contracts between academic marine scientists and two kinds of federal funding agencies. Discusses the quality of working relationships, quality of academic marine scientific work, and dilemma of conflicting value systems. Finds that the scientists rate science-oriented agencies more favorably than society-oriented ones.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Federal Programs, Oceanography, Public Agencies
Young, David M.; Hancock, Lowell – Business Officer, 1993
A new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program, Compliance 2000, assists taxpayers wanting to comply with tax laws but finding it difficult because of legal complexity or administrative burden. Kent State University (Ohio) has used the program to resolve a compliance problem with nonresident alien students and scholars. IRS contact information is…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Difficulty Level, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
The report provides information on the possible impact of revised eligibility requirements on the volume of supplemental loans for students (SLS). These are market-rate loans made to postsecondary students in addition to or in lieu of other financial aid, such as Stafford loans (formerly called guaranteed student loans) and Pell grants. The data…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Crespo, Orestes I., Comp.; Louque, Patricia, Comp. – 1984
A resource handbook is presented that provides an overview of parent and community involvement to assist local and state education agencies, higher education institutions, and other nonprofit organizations in enhancing the partnership between school and home for the benefit of minority language group students. The guide covers the following…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Involvement, Educational Policy
Turnbull, Brenda J. – 1983
This paper describes the complex environment of federal, state, and independent agencies within which school districts operate, and suggests how these agencies, with their demands and resources, can contribute to school improvement when local decision-makers use them for this purpose. Features of these external governance and support systems are…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1983
The brochure, designed to familiarize American Indian tribal leaders, planners, community leaders, and individuals with more than 50 programs available to American Indians and Alaska Natives, lists benefits, application procedures, and field contact points for United States Department of Agriculture program agencies. The nine sponsoring agencies…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Delivery Systems
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1991
During the past decade, the federal government, alongside the efforts of state, local, and private-sector groups, has promoted initiatives in the search for ways to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in the nation's schools. This report summarizes a 2-year study of the largest of such federal initiatives, the Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1991
During the past decade, the federal government, alongside the efforts of state, local, and private-sector groups, has promoted initiatives in the search for ways to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in the nation's schools. This report summarizes a 2-year study of the largest of such federal initiatives, the Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedSchamel, Wynell; And Others – Social Education, 1995
Contends that during the Great Depression the federal government gave the visual arts unprecedented support. Presents a classroom lesson on a public controversy regarding a Works Progress Administration sponsored mural in an Idaho city. Includes teaching suggestions, recommended topics for student projects, and four primary sources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Classroom Techniques, Federal Programs, High Schools
Creighton, John P. – 1986
This workshop presents a Maryland model of delivering public adult education services to business, industry, and public agencies on a cost-recovery basis. A rationale is discussed for the role of public adult education in provision of services on this basis. Ten ways to get started without a marketing specialist are listed. Good leads to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Business, Contracts
August, Diane; And Others – 1995
The guide provides analysis and guidance on issues that arise in serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students through Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act. It is intended for Title I coordinators at state and local levels and administrators of related programs serving LEP students. The guide presents the issues in the order in which…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Role, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications. – 1990
As requested by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Interagency Committee for Extramural Mathematics Programs (ICEMAP), this report updates the 1984 Report known as the "David Report." Specifically, the charge directed the committee to (1) update that report, describing the infrastructure and support for U.S. mathematical…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
