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Direct linkHoney, Margaret A., Ed.; Dibner, Kenne A., Ed.; Taylor, Tiffany E., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2020
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the United States' leading federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) agencies and plays an important role in the landscape of STEM education. In 2015, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) created the Science Activation (SciAct) program to increase the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Education, Educational Objectives, Scientific Literacy
Yzaguirre, Raul – 1985
The National Council of La Raza applauds the recent efforts of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to increase its overall effectiveness by changing its organizational structure, modernizing its information systems, and improving its public image. However, in a number of important areas, the INS still faces grave problems. While…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants
Pelavin, Diane; And Others – 1980
An important indicator of the success of a funding agency is the achievement and impact of the projects it supports. This paper, one of three related documents, examines the effectiveness of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a fund to improve educational opportunities. A telephone survey was conducted in 1979 of all of the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Innovation, Equal Education, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
A study examined local U.S. Employment Service (ES) office placement performance and the role of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in guiding and monitoring state and local ES program performance. Regression and other statistical methods were used to analyze state and local program performance based on the following: placement data for…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Employment Services, Federal Programs, Job Placement
Download full textUS House of Representatives, 2006
The purpose of this hearing was to review the effectiveness and value of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) past and present programs in support of improvement of K-12 science and math education and to examine what role the Foundation should play in future federal initiatives for strengthening K-12 science and math education. This hearing…
Descriptors: Hearings, Agency Role, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedGraubard, Stephen R. – Change, 1986
The National Endowment for the Humanities is criticized for not providing greater leadership both within the government and among potential sources of private financial support for the humanities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Change, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Petro, Peter G., Ed. – 1973
Conference addresses and summaries of group discussion are included in these proceedings of a symposium held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Employment Service and to explore its future role. The first item is a research report, "The Potential Impact of the Employment Service on the Economy," by Charles Holt, followed by…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Organizations, Conference Reports, Employment Services
Peer reviewedHardison, O. B., Jr. – Change, 1986
It is argued that despite the decline of the humanities in higher education in the 20 years since the National Endowment for the Humanities came into existence, the agency has probably done much to promote the humanities and prevent further decline. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Change, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Ashby, Cornelia M. – Government Accountability Office, 2007
The Reading First program was designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade develop stronger reading skills. This report examines the implementation of the Reading First program, including: (1) changes that have occurred to reading instruction; (2) criteria states have used to award sub-grants to districts, and the difficulties, if…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Compliance (Legal)
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1991
This report addresses two concerns of Congress: ways to reduce layoffs and the effectiveness of programs to assist dislocated workers. Section I discusses the reasons for layoffs, economic conditions of the 1980s that led to layoffs, and public policy responses to worker dislocation. Section II describes alternatives to layoffs: short-time…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
Because of increasing congressional and public concern about child abuse and neglect, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the federal child welfare services program and related activities. GAO recommends that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) develop a system for evaluating the well-being of children and the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
ACKCO, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1974
Volume 2 of a 3-volume report presents the major findings and discussions of ACKCO, Inc.'s legislative review and empirical research of the Impact-Aid Program, Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Program, Indian Education Act, and Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I. The empirical findings, which form the basis for most of the conclusions and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, American Indians
PDF pending restorationCrocker, Stephen; And Others – 1976
This descriptive and evaluative report documents four Title IV-funded agencies that deal with racial desegregation services: specifically, the General Assistance Centers, the State Educational Agencies, the Training Institutes, and the Local Education Agencies. The study is based on a statistical analysis of responses to mail questionnaires from…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Panton, Karen L. M.; And Others – 1995
Six Indian Education Technical Assistance Centers (IETACs) provide technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native education programs funded by Title V grants from the Office of Indian Education (OIE). This study examines the services provided by the IETACs and identifies factors that influence their effectiveness. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
ACKCO, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1974
Volume 3 of the 3-volume report by ACKCO, Inc. presents various appendixes pertaining to the legislative review and the fiscal, management, and program studies conducted by ACKCO, Inc. to review the Impact-Aid Program, Johnson-O'Malley Program, Indian Education Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I. A chronological summary of…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, American Indians
