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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This publication outlines the issues in the areas of education and employment that the General Accounting Office plans to investigate and the focus of the planned work for Fiscal Years 1997-99. The principal issues to be investigated are the following: (1) using federal resources to support and encourage state and local efforts to provide…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2000
The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers programs and activities designed to help veterans obtain employment and training assistance. By establishing one-stop centers for employment services, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) affects how VETS serves veterans. VETS has made some progress and improvements with regard to its…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
An alternative approach to Chapter 1 accountability is proposed that would reward schools for reducing the number of students who fail to meet minimum standards on appropriate tests. Program improvement services would be increased and made available to all Chapter 1 schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedDavis, Alan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
The 1988 Hawkins Stafford amendments to the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act required that the national evaluation and reporting system for Chapter 1 identify individual school projects in need of improvement. It is argued that the system is unsuited for this purpose, and suggestions for better indicators are provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Indicators
JTPA Issues, 1990
Achieving good quality in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) training is hampered by the lack of a common definition of quality. Five ideas have been consistent in definitions: targeting programs; long-term, in-depth training; basic education; work skills training; and supportive services and guidance. A definition must include suggestions on how…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1986
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a part-time program targeted toward the needs of economically disadvantaged persons aged 55 and older. An evaluation was made of the program, using quarterly reports, program records, and telephone surveys. The evaluation assessed the relationship between participant outcomes and factors…
Descriptors: Community Services, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
A hearing was held to consider problems women face in obtaining preventive care or early comprehensive prenatal care. Testimony concerned: (1) the Public Health Service Expert Panel's report on prenatal care; (2) Los Angeles' critical shortage of maternity care providers; (3) new research from Detroit that suggests that even when prenatal care is…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Weight, Demography, Drug Abuse
Gainer, William J. – 1989
The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act in six states (Arkansas, California, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) to determine if the funds are being used properly, to fulfill the objectives of providing vocational education to the disadvantaged and handicapped and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA. – 1988
A study sought to (1) determine the current and potential instructional application of computers in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Titles II, III, and IV programs; and (2) present policy options that would increase the effective use of this technology in employment and training programs. Research methodology involved conducting an assessment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here is the oversight hearing on the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Projects Act to examine the problem of youth unemployment and the extent to which existing federal programs are addressing the problem. Major content is the testimony of four witnesses: Leon Anderson, Division of Human Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Department of…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Budke, Wesley E., Comp.; And Others – Resources in Vocational Education, 1981
The approximately 700 resumes contained in this report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980 (fiscal year 1980). The projects are funded under Sections 131, 132, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
This review of the activites of eight Head Start grantees during the 1973-74 program year incorporates for each topic the study findings, recommendations to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and comments from HEW in response to recommendations. Topics include excerpts of Head Start (e.g., available services, children's…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation, Enrollment, Federal Programs
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. – 1974
This bulletin provides information on financial and participation statistics, including the number of programs, Title I programs, State compensatory education programs, and joint State and Title I funded programs. Children served are given in terms of grade, ethnic/language group characteristics, and public and non-public participation. Program…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
Ultrasystems, Inc., Irvine, CA. – 1972
In order to assist the Manpower Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor in the planning, development, and expansion of over a hundred computerized "job banks," located in nearly every State, field interviews were conducted with job applicants, employers, Employment Service staff, and community agencies to evaluate the current…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Databases, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Brickell, Henry M. – 1975
Based on the experience of the past, current viewpoints, and opinions about the future as conceived by the Committee on Vocational Education Research and Development (COVERD), this paper explains a framework for considering alternative policy options and discusses the relationships among the social environment, status and trends in vocational…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Trends
